Leray comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Peaceful rock" or "serene stone".
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How popular is Leray?
1920peak year
Today, Leray has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 8 babies were given the name (ranked #3376 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 174 babies have been registered as Leray since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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