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 #2256

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Name B

Ralston

Boy name · Rank #9000

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Metric Raleigh Ralston
Current Rank #2256 #9000
Total Births (all years) 9,213 924
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 139 25
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Raleigh Ralston
1880ss 168 —
1890ss 185 —
1900ss 233 —
1910ss 846 96
1920ss 1,165 131
1930ss 916 81
1940ss 1,023 56
1950ss 860 24
1960ss 574 58
1970ss 444 35
1980ss 497 92
1990ss 538 113
2000ss 544 97
2010ss 879 107
2020ss 341 34

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 81 —
2021 63 8
2022 65 8
2023 69 10
2024 63 8

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, 1880–2024.

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