Raley vs Raleigh

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

Name A

Raley

Girl name · Rank #10522

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Name B

Raleigh

Boy name · Rank #2256

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Metric Raley Raleigh
Current Rank #10522 #2256
Total Births (all years) 378 9,213
Peak Year 2007 1921
Peak Year Births 25 139
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raley Raleigh
1880ss — 168
1890ss — 185
1900ss — 233
1910ss — 846
1920ss — 1,165
1930ss — 916
1940ss — 1,023
1950ss — 860
1960ss — 574
1970ss — 444
1980ss 6 497
1990ss 58 538
2000ss 174 544
2010ss 101 879
2020ss 39 341

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raley Raleigh
2014 12 113
2015 10 78
2016 11 89
2017 7 79
2018 9 93
2019 — 99
2020 8 81
2021 11 63
2022 11 65
2023 — 69
2024 9 63

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, 1988–2024.

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