Girls' name · since 1994
Raeleigh
2,371 babies named Raeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,371
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,371 babies have been named Raeleigh since 1994, making it today's #2428 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeleigh has been recorded 2,371 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #2428 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,371 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeleigh ranks #4,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,371 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,371
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raeleigh's 2,371 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raeleigh compares
2,371 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raeleigh's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raeleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,371 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raeleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raeleigh's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 138, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raeleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Raeleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,185 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Raeleigh's strongest decade.
1,185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Raeleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
507 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,185 births
- 2020s
2020s
612 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,185 births (50% of all-time use).
How Raeleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raeleigh's total volume
Raeleigh by state
Where Raeleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 337 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 93 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 80 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 61 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 57 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 55 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 40 | 1.7% |
337 of 2,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Raeleigh appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raeleigh's data
- Raeleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,185 total births) through the 2020s (612) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raeleighs (337 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raeleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raeleigh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.