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Around the globe, Rye (ライ , Rye , راي ) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly forename. The first name Rye is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Qatar, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. More frequently, Rye is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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ライ | Japan |
Rye | United Kingdom, Norway, United States, Australia, Denmark |
راي | Iran, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan, Morocco |
ריי | Israel |
Rye is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ray Palmer , the fictional character from the television series Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash; Atom , the fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, The Flash; Ray Stantz , the fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise; Ray Sullivan , the character in The West Wing and Ray , the firefly from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, and in many other works.