Given name
Delray
“the king”
Delray is a variant of Delroy. One French interpretation is “the king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Delray is a variant of Delroy. One French interpretation is “the king.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Delray is a variant of Delroy. An origin associated with Delroy is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delray through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 478
- 478 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 445 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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