UK boy's name
Arthur-Ray
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Arthur-Ray is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Arthur-Ray popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3688, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 5 births.
This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2018 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Arthur-Ray is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 12 living people in the UK are called Arthur-Ray. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Arthur-Ray ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 5 boys were registered as Arthur-Ray.
- • About 12 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arthur-Ray as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3688
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2024
5 births
Estimated living
12
2026
Popularity
Arthur-Ray over time
The chart below shows babies named Arthur-Ray registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2018 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Arthur-Ray, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arthur-Ray by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arthur-Ray was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3768 | 9 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4749 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Arthur-Ray
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Arthur-Ray: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arthur-Ray in the UK right now?
In 2024, Arthur-Ray was ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Arthur-Ray most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 5 babies registered as Arthur-Ray in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arthur-Ray in the UK?
A total of 12 babies have been registered as Arthur-Ray across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.