Koray
Koray is a Turkish given name and a surname. It is composed of "Kor" and "Ay". In Turkish "Kor" means "Ember" and "Ay" means "Moon". Thus, "Koray" means "a moon in the colour of ember".
Meaning & Origin of Koray
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Koray is a Turkish given name and a surname. It is composed of "Kor" and "Ay". In Turkish "Kor" means "Ember" and "Ay" means "Moon". Thus, "Koray" means "a moon in the colour of ember".
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The Story of Koray
Koray first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 10 Korays were born — ranking #7,096 that year. As of 2026, Koray ranks #8,731 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 130 Korays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Koray
Koray is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 130 births in the dataset. Koray's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #7,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Koray'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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