Recorded 1912–1963 Boys' name Peak 1923 215 births

Rawleigh — boys' name

215 babies named Rawleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s491920s581930s341940s181950s411960s15
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Rawleigh was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rawleigh in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rawleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Rawleigh between 1912 and 1963, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rawleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rawleigh performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rawleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rawleigh 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 215 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.

Rawleigh at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

215

Since 1912

52 years of records

Peak year

1923

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1912

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1963

Rawleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1912

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1923)
14
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
46810121416 196319581950193819341923191919141912 8

Rawleigh by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 27% of Rawleigh's all-time total
1910s491920s581930s341940s181950s411960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rawleigh?
215 babies have been named Rawleigh since 1912. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1923 with 14 births.
When was Rawleigh most popular?
Rawleigh was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Rawleigh been used?
Rawleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 52 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Rawleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rawley, Rawlin, Rawlings, Rawlins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1963 (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.