Raleigh
Raleigh was the 1894th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1382nd with 170 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 419 places. More babies were named Raleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,894 girls, down 428 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 104girls
- Girls and boys
- 64% girls, 36% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,336babies recorded
Raleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,894 | #2,222 | 104 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,466 | #1,825 | 147 | 82 |
| 2010 | #1,923 | #1,775 | 105 | 84 |
| 2000 | #4,629 | #2,123 | 26 | 48 |
| 1990 | #4,195 | #1,696 | 24 | 48 |
| 1980 | — | #1,372 | — | 48 |
| 1970 | #8,957 | #1,068 | 5 | 59 |
| 1960 | — | #1,029 | — | 56 |
| 1950 | — | #703 | — | 96 |
| 1940 | — | #644 | — | 87 |
| 1930 | — | #651 | — | 90 |
| 1920 | — | #530 | — | 134 |
| 1910 | — | #633 | — | 22 |
| 1900 | — | #411 | — | 31 |
| 1890 | — | #431 | — | 18 |
| 1880 | — | #499 | — | 14 |
How popular is Raleigh, counting every spelling?
Raleigh has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,697 for girls in 2025, against #1,894 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Raleigh?
104 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raleigh (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raleigh 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 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raleigh?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Raleigh are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Raleigh a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Raleigh by state
How common Raleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (5.5×), Georgia (3.1×), North Carolina (2.4×), Tennessee (2.2×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raleigh
How popular is the name Raleigh?
Raleigh was the 1894th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1382nd with 170 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 419 places. More babies were named Raleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 64% girls, 36% boys given the name Raleigh in the US.
Where is Raleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raleigh was most common in Louisiana (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.