Railey
Railey was the 6766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3460th with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,813 places. More babies were named Railey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,766 girls, up 3,339 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200748 babies
- Total since 1880
- 820babies recorded
Railey popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 48 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,766 | 17 |
| 2020 | #10,105 | 10 |
| 2010 | #3,800 | 41 |
| 2000 | #6,412 | 17 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Railey, counting every spelling?
Railey is a spelling of Raylee, a name family that ranked #795 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,766 for Railey on its own. Together these spellings went to 343 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raylee | 199 | #1,168 | 1,033 |
| Raelee | 59 | #2,885 | 334 |
| Railey | 17 | #6,766 | 87 |
| Raylie | 11 | #9,330 | 69 |
| Railee | 15 | #7,411 | 65 |
| Raeley | 8 | #11,695 | 47 |
| Rayley | 6 | #14,542 | 36 |
| Rayli | 5 | #16,728 | 30 |
| Raylea | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Railey?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Railey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Railey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Railey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Railey?
About 800 people born in the US named Railey are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 21. That makes Railey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Railey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Railey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Railey
How popular is the name Railey?
Railey was the 6766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3460th with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,813 places. More babies were named Railey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Railey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Railey in the US.