Ray - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ray \ray\. Variant spelling of Rae; short form of Rachel (Hebrew) "ewe".

Ray has 3 variant forms: Raye, Rayla and Raylene.

For more information, see also related names Raina and Rayann.

Baby names that sound like Ray are Raya, Ree, Rei, Ria, Rhaya, Rhae, Reya, Rea, Rie, Roya, Rue, Rui and Rye.

Ray is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ray. Click here to compare Ray with related baby names.