Flay
The Story of Flay
As a girl name
American parents first put Flay on the record books as a girl name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 5 Flays were born — ranking #4,417 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1916 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Flays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Flay as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Flay — #3,096 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Flays. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1956 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 80 Flays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Flay
Flay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Flay's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Flay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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