Name Legacy

Rayleigh

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Rayleigh was most popular in 2022, when 201 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,256 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,520, with 165 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,098 people named Rayleigh.

Most popular in2022
Rank that year#2,256
Births that year201
Total since 18803,098
Given to97% girls

Rayleigh over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Rayleigh’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rayleigh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rayleigh is a girl’s name — 96.8% of the 3,098 Americans given it were girls and 3.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% 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 Rayleigh 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