UK boy's name
Billy-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.
Billy-Ray is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Billy-Ray popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 10 births.
This profile covers 136 England and Wales registrations across 24 recorded years from 1996 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.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 135 living people in the UK are called Billy-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
- • Billy-Ray ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 10 boys were registered as Billy-Ray.
- • About 135 living people in the UK are estimated to have Billy-Ray as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2018
10 births
Estimated living
135
2026
Popularity
Billy-Ray over time
The chart below shows babies named Billy-Ray registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 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 Billy-Ray, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Billy-Ray by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Billy-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 | #3862 | 25 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3077 | 58 | 9 |
| 2000s | #3093 | 26 | 6 |
| 1990s | #1665 | 27 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Billy-Ray
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Billy-Ray: questions and answers
How popular is the name Billy-Ray in the UK right now?
In 2024, Billy-Ray was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Billy-Ray most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 10 babies registered as Billy-Ray in England and Wales.
How many people are called Billy-Ray in the UK?
A total of 136 babies have been registered as Billy-Ray across the 24 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.