Raleigh

Given to 12,336 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#1880
recorded as girls
#2207
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
168
girls 104 · boys 64
Peak year
1891
24 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
12,336
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Raleigh was most popular in 1891, when 24 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 104 babies were named Raleigh, ranking #1880 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.00.0750.150.2250.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1891 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Raleigh was most popular in 1891, when 24 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 104 babies were named Raleigh, ranking #1880 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.00.0750.150.2250.31880192019602000Peak 1891 (boys)

Raleigh was most popular in 1891, when 24 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.24 per 1,000). In 2025, 104 babies were named Raleigh, ranking #1880 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 104 1880 64 2207
2024 104 1913 63 2261
2023 126 1645 70 2097
2022 119 1742 65 2217
2021 136 1544 63 2225
2020 147 1459 82 1815
2019 161 1392 99 1642
2018 149 1474 93 1687
2017 157 1441 79 1861
2016 170 1380 89 1739
2015 156 1470 78 1870
2014 122 1714 113 1447
2013 119 1737 75 1878
2012 108 1859 81 1818
2011 99 1982 88 1687
2010 105 1913 84 1768
2009 94 2139 50 2528
2008 86 2267 65 2104
2007 92 2163 58 2257
2006 47 3414 53 2348
2005 48 3212 59 2081
2004 47 3224 59 2024
2003 39 3590 56 2031
2002 28 4381 64 1792
2001 25 4688 32 2864
2000 26 4527 48 2087
1999 29 3970 47 2023
1998 18 5583 47 2012
1997 31 3626 59 1672
1996 23 4453 51 1785
1995 31 3492 48 1801
1994 19 5016 58 1581
1993 28 3776 52 1680
1992 30 3581 70 1352
1991 23 4329 58 1502
1990 24 4120 48 1685
1989 17 5049 49 1615
1988 15 5321 52 1467
1987 19 4283 68 1161
1986 11 6156 44 1511
1985 9 6955 52 1333
1984 9 6810 57 1214
1983 11 5824 46 1375
1982 10 6371 49 1342
1981 <5 — 32 1766
1980 <5 — 48 1357
1979 <5 — 43 1421
1978 11 5563 39 1487
1977 5 9652 42 1407
1976 6 8156 47 1286
1975 <5 — 42 1345
1974 <5 — 34 1501
1973 6 7435 35 1435
1972 <5 — 48 1177
1971 7 6619 55 1101
1970 5 7995 59 1063
1969 5 7471 54 1050
1968 <5 — 55 996
1967 <5 — 43 1132
1966 <5 — 51 1016
1965 <5 — 70 873
1964 <5 — 51 1059
1963 <5 — 50 1081
1962 5 6578 73 891
1961 <5 — 71 910
1960 <5 — 56 1021
1959 8 4625 76 875
1958 <5 — 91 785
1957 <5 — 75 873
1956 <5 — 82 822
1955 <5 — 80 818
1954 <5 — 84 778
1953 <5 — 87 762
1952 <5 — 98 709
1951 <5 — 91 726
1950 <5 — 96 701
1949 <5 — 94 707
1948 <5 — 100 673
1947 5 5295 110 658
1946 5 4960 100 642
1945 <5 — 104 597
1944 6 4054 100 614
1943 7 3801 108 607
1942 <5 — 127 543
1941 <5 — 93 628
1940 <5 — 87 643
1939 <5 — 95 594
1938 <5 — 90 628
1937 <5 — 84 648
1936 <5 — 78 669
1935 <5 — 95 593
1934 <5 — 107 571
1933 <5 — 100 577
1932 <5 — 80 686
1931 <5 — 97 596
1930 <5 — 90 645
1929 <5 — 91 644
1928 <5 — 93 647
1927 <5 — 125 551
1926 <5 — 101 622
1925 <5 — 100 636
1924 <5 — 138 538
1923 5 4967 113 594
1922 <5 — 131 551
1921 <5 — 139 528
1920 <5 — 134 526
1919 <5 — 97 616
1918 <5 — 116 561
1917 <5 — 116 541
1916 <5 — 102 565
1915 <5 — 124 497
1914 <5 — 98 493
1913 <5 — 70 513
1912 <5 — 68 474
1911 <5 — 33 514
1910 <5 — 22 621
1909 <5 — 30 462
1908 <5 — 19 585
1907 <5 — 25 464
1906 <5 — 15 613
1905 <5 — 31 370
1904 <5 — 20 482
1903 <5 — 18 505
1902 <5 — 25 404
1901 <5 — 19 433
1900 <5 — 31 402
1899 <5 — 14 521
1898 <5 — 17 505
1897 <5 — 22 404
1896 <5 — 17 500
1895 <5 — 16 501
1894 <5 — 19 439
1893 <5 — 18 435
1892 <5 — 20 422
1891 <5 — 24 349
1890 <5 — 18 424
1889 <5 — 21 388
1888 <5 — 10 648
1887 <5 — 15 438
1886 <5 — 23 357
1885 <5 — 22 380
1884 <5 — 20 399
1883 <5 — 17 433
1882 <5 — 15 469
1881 <5 — 11 533
1880 <5 — 14 482

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Other spellings

Raliegh · 264 Rawleigh · 215

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Where Raleigh is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 25% · boys 75% across all years