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UK boy's name

Harley-Ray

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Harley-Ray is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Harley-Ray popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 8 births.

This profile covers 62 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2009 to 2022. 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 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 62 living people in the UK are called Harley-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 2023 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Harley-Ray ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2014, when 8 boys were registered as Harley-Ray.
  • About 62 living people in the UK are estimated to have Harley-Ray as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4789

2022

Births in 2022

3

Latest year

Peak year

2014

8 births

Estimated living

62

2026

Popularity

Harley-Ray over time

The chart below shows babies named Harley-Ray registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Harley-Ray, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 8 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Harley-Ray
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Decades

Harley-Ray by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Harley-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 #4319 7 2
2010s #3284 50 9
2000s #3227 5 1

Related

Names similar to Harley-Ray

FAQ

Harley-Ray: questions and answers

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

In 2022, Harley-Ray was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Harley-Ray most popular?

The peak year on record was 2014, with 8 babies registered as Harley-Ray in England and Wales.

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

A total of 62 babies have been registered as Harley-Ray across the 12 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.