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UK boy's name

Charlie-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.

Charlie-Ray is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Charlie-Ray popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 12 births.

This profile covers 108 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2005 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 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 107 living people in the UK are called Charlie-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

  • Charlie-Ray ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2014, when 12 boys were registered as Charlie-Ray.
  • About 107 living people in the UK are estimated to have Charlie-Ray as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4991

2023

Births in 2023

3

Latest year

Peak year

2014

12 births

Estimated living

107

2026

Popularity

Charlie-Ray over time

The chart below shows babies named Charlie-Ray registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 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 Charlie-Ray, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 12 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Charlie-Ray
036912200520142023

Decades

Charlie-Ray by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Charlie-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 #3685 15 3
2010s #3098 68 10
2000s #3199 25 5

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FAQ

Charlie-Ray: questions and answers

How popular is the name Charlie-Ray in the UK right now?

In 2023, Charlie-Ray was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Charlie-Ray most popular?

The peak year on record was 2014, with 12 babies registered as Charlie-Ray in England and Wales.

How many people are called Charlie-Ray in the UK?

A total of 108 babies have been registered as Charlie-Ray across the 18 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.