Rayleigh
Rank in 2025
#1443
recorded as girls
#5608
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
165
girls 149 · boys 16
Peak year
2022
184 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
3,098
since 1995
Born a Rayleigh? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Rayleigh was most popular in 2022, when 184 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.11 per 1,000). In 2025, 149 babies were named Rayleigh, ranking #1443 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | 1443 | 16 | 5608 |
| 2024 | 153 | 1441 | 16 | 5659 |
| 2023 | 166 | 1356 | 13 | 6517 |
| 2022 | 184 | 1288 | 17 | 5445 |
| 2021 | 131 | 1600 | 10 | 7587 |
| 2020 | 177 | 1264 | 6 | 10605 |
| 2019 | 187 | 1247 | 10 | 7643 |
| 2018 | 189 | 1233 | 5 | 12156 |
| 2017 | 187 | 1263 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 158 | 1456 | 5 | 12185 |
| 2015 | 156 | 1470 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 174 | 1345 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 129 | 1646 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 128 | 1663 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 134 | 1612 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 125 | 1688 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 81 | 2375 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 84 | 2318 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 62 | 2890 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 55 | 3054 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 33 | 4195 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 38 | 3748 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | 4307 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 17 | 6392 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 6619 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 14 | 7158 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 12 | 7716 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | 8584 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | 9802 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | 11807 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | 10514 | <5 | — |
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Where Rayleigh is most popular
- Mississippi7.8×
- Kentucky6.1×
- Alabama6.1×
- Tennessee3.8×
- Louisiana3.1×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 97% · boys 3% across all years