Raleigh vs Ralston

Side-by-side comparison of Raleigh and Ralston - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Raleigh

Boy name · Rank #2262

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Name B

Ralston

Boy name · Rank #9040

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Metric Raleigh Ralston
Current Rank #2262 #9040
Total Births (all years) 9,279 931
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 139 25
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Raleigh Ralston
1880s 168 -
1890s 185 -
1900s 233 -
1910s 846 96
1920s 1,165 131
1930s 916 81
1940s 1,023 56
1950s 860 24
1960s 574 58
1970s 444 35
1980s 497 92
1990s 538 113
2000s 544 97
2010s 879 107
2020s 407 41

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raleigh Ralston
2014 113 9
2015 78 15
2016 89 12
2017 79 11
2018 93 13
2019 99 9
2020 82 -
2021 63 8
2022 65 8
2023 70 10
2024 63 8
2025 64 7

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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