UK boy's name
Moray
Moray is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 129 living people in the UK are called Moray. 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
- • Moray ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #588 in 2015.
- • About 129 living people in the UK are estimated to have Moray as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
129
2026
Geography
Where Moray is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Moray. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Moray ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #588 in 2015.
Across the UK
Moray in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#588 in 2015
28 years of NRS records, 132 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Moray
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Moray Gault
gymnast
gymnast
2007-
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Moray Watson
stage actor; television actor; film actor
English actor (1928–2017)
1928-2017
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Moray Grant
cinematographer
Scottish cinematographer
1917-1977
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Moray McLaren
writer; broadcasting executive
Scottish writer and BBC executive
1901-1971
Related
Names similar to Moray
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Moray: questions and answers
Where is Moray most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Moray ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #588 in 2015. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.