UK boy's name
Bobby-Ray
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bobby-Ray is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bobby-Ray popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 14 births.
This profile covers 83 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2008 to 2023. 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 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 83 living people in the UK are called Bobby-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 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bobby-Ray ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 14 boys were registered as Bobby-Ray.
- • About 83 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bobby-Ray as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2016
14 births
Estimated living
83
2026
Popularity
Bobby-Ray over time
The chart below shows babies named Bobby-Ray registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bobby-Ray, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bobby-Ray by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bobby-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 | #3256 | 12 | 2 |
| 2010s | #2985 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | #4432 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Bobby-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
Bobby-Ray: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bobby-Ray in the UK right now?
In 2023, Bobby-Ray was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Bobby-Ray most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 14 babies registered as Bobby-Ray in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bobby-Ray in the UK?
A total of 83 babies have been registered as Bobby-Ray across the 13 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.