US rank #10522 Girls' name Peak 2007 378 births

Raley — #10522 US girls' name

378 babies named Raley in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s582000s1742010s1012020s39
#10522
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Raley was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

25 babies were named Raley in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raley

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Raley between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raley currently holds the #10522 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 378 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

378

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2007

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,522

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
25
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
51015202530 20242018201420102006200219981988 6

Raley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
174 births that decade — 46% of Raley's all-time total
1980s61990s582000s1742010s1012020s39

Raley by state

Where Raley concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 4.2%
Texas share of Raley's total US births 4.2%

16 of 378 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raley?
378 babies have been named Raley since 1988. It currently ranks #10522 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 25 births.
When was Raley most popular?
Raley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Raley most popular?
The top states for the name Raley are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Raley been used?
Raley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raleigh, Ralph, Ralynn, Ralene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.