Across the world, Ray (雷 
, Ray 
, レイ 
, along with others...) is a prevalent predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly given name. The forename Ray is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is a common principally masculine, but very seldom feminine name, Hong Kong, where it is a common boy's name, and China, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but scarcely girly name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, the United States, and India. More frequently, Ray is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 雷伊, 雷 | China |
| Ray | Bangladesh, India, Nepal, United States, China |
| レイ | Japan |
| راي | Iraq, Sudan, Iran, Algeria, Morocco |
| ריי | Israel |
| Рэй | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
Radius, Rae, Rai, Raia, Raibe, Raie, Rail, Raimond, Raimondo, Raye, Raylan, Raymond, Raý, Raÿ, Redmond, Ree, Reihe, Rày, Ràý, Ràÿ, Ràŷ, Ráy, Ráý, Ráÿ, Rây, Râý, Râÿ, Rãy, Rãý, Rãÿ, Rāy, Rāý, Rāÿ, Răy, Răý, Rąy, Rấy, Rầy, Rẩy, Rẫy, Rậy, Ŕay, Ŕaý, Ŕàý, Ŕáý, Ŕâý, Ŕãy, Ŕãý, Ŕăý, Řay,
Ray is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rei Ayanami , the fictional character in the media franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion; Ray Palmer , the fictional character from the television series Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash; Ray Terrill , the fictional character from Freedom Fighters: The Ray; Ray Stantz , the fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise and Ray Akira , the Japanese virtual YouTuber, and in many other works.
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lyman ray American politician, US (b. 1831) |
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wade ray American Western Swing fiddler and vocalist (1913-1998), US (b. 1913) |
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| clary ray American artist, US (b. 1865) |
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| major ray US (b. 1860) |
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| archibald douglas hussey ray (1878-1915) (b. 1878) |
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| miss ruby ray English stage actress (b. 1881) |
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| lewis hector ray Canadian military personnel, CA (b. 1888) |
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| bira kishore ray First Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, IN (b. 1891) |
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manik lal ray Bangladeshi politician (b. 1949) |
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| benoy gopal ray (b. 1911) |
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bully ray American professional wrestler and radio talk show host, US (b. 1971) |
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| balai ray Indian politician (1925-2012), IN (b. 1925) |
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alak ray Indian astrophysicist |
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farren ray Australian rules footballer (b. 1986) |
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| roy ray American politician, US (b. 1939) |
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