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Raleigh

Raleigh holds the #1880 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 104 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1459 in 2020 to #1880 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#1380 nationally, 170 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1923. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#677 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1880
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1380
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
104
girls named Raleigh

Raleigh popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.013%0.019%0.026%18801900192019401960198020002020#1380 in 2016
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2016

Where Raleigh is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025NC—South Carolina: #688 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#688District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #984 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#984Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Raleigh in 2025HI—Texas: #3285 (5 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#3285Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#677), South Carolina (#688), Alabama (#819)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Raleigh in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Raleigh as a boy name

Raleigh is currently the #2207 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 64 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1815 to #2207. Looking at the full record since 1880, Raleigh hit its all-time high of #349 in 1891, when 24 boys were given the name. State by state, Tennessee leads the way at #1040.

2025 rank
#2207
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#349
in 1891 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
64
boys named Raleigh

Where Raleigh (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025CT—California: #2471 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2471Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Raleigh in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Tennessee (#1040), North Carolina (#1277), California (#2471)

Uniqueness score

69/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Raleigh in the most recent year of SSA data.

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