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Rayleigh

Rayleigh holds the #1443 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 149 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1264 in 2020 to #1443 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#1233 nationally, 189 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1995. The name's biggest fan base is in Kentucky (#331 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1443
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1233
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
149
girls named Rayleigh

Rayleigh popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.012%18801900192019401960198020002020#1233 in 2018
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2018

Where Rayleigh is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025IL—Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #1271 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1271Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025CT—California: #2767 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2767Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MO—Kentucky: #331 (13 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KY#331West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025KS—Arkansas: #376 (8 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)AR#376Tennessee: #707 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#707North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025NC—South Carolina: #688 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#688District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025MS—Alabama: #520 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#520Georgia: #854 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#854Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rayleigh in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#376), Kentucky (#331), Alabama (#520)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Rayleigh in the most recent year of SSA data.

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