Raeleigh

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Raeleigh was most popular in 2017, when 138 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,845 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,314, with 74 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,371 people named Raeleigh.

Most popular in2017

Rank that year#2,845

Births that year138

Total since 18802,371

Given to100% girls

Raeleigh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Raeleigh’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raeleigh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raeleigh is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,371 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Raeleigh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org