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Kray

/ˈkɹeɪ/ · 100% boys · 4 born in 2025

Kray has been registered 139 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
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Recorded in England & Wales139
Born in 20254

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kray per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 12
  • Born in 20254
  • All time139
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Kray?

Kray was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2000, with 12 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Kray

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ray0.81
  2. Gray0.81
  3. Clay0.76
  4. Jay0.62
  5. Kraig0.64
  6. Shay0.62
  7. Craig0.59
  8. Murray0.60

Middle names for Kray

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kray Thomas0.74
  2. Kray Cole0.73
  3. Kray Miles0.73
  4. Kray Wilder0.72
  5. Kray James0.71
  6. Kray John0.55

Sibling names for Kray

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Chiarasister · 0.80
  2. Thaliasister · 0.80
  3. Raheembrother · 0.80
  4. Hakeembrother · 0.79
  5. Adnanbrother · 0.79
  6. Marinasister · 0.79

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1998
  2. Peak year2000 · 12
  3. Years recorded25 of 30
  4. All time139

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kray Evans0.73
  2. Kray Edwards0.73
  3. Kray Anderson0.70
  4. Kray Allen0.70
  5. Kray Adams0.70
  6. Kray Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kray

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.