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Bray

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bray: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bray: Recorded every year since 1999, it reached #1,649 in 2009, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2011

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2011 to 2011, ranging from #5785 to #5785.2011#5785#5785
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2011#5785

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1999 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1999–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1649 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1999–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1649 in England and Wales in 2009.

Bray's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#26718HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#216010HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#23019HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#27287HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187512HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#181213HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#190312HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#24838HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#22489HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#24038HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#164913HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#20056HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#17467HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#17037HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1649 in England and Wales in 2009. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.