Baby name
FADING
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 Ray
/ray/
Meaning
“Wise protector”
Short form of Raymond, from Old Germanic 'Ragin' meaning advice and 'mund' meaning protection.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Ray peaked mid-20th century as standalone name and has declined, now primarily used as nickname.
The cultural moment.
North America experienced Ray as solid top-50 in mid-20th century, then decline since 1980s, now rarely chosen as formal first name.