US rank #7791 Boys' name Peak 2014 499 births

Rawley — #7791 US boys' name

499 babies named Rawley in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s291930s141940s151950s121970s191980s261990s352000s992010s1622020s77
#7791
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Rawley was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

24 babies were named Rawley in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rawley

The Social Security Administration has registered 499 babies named Rawley between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rawley currently holds the #7791 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rawley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rawley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rawley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rawley 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 499 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.

Rawley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

499

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2014

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,791

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rawley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
24
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
0510152025 20242017201020031992197719351916 6

Rawley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
162 births that decade — 32% of Rawley's all-time total
1910s111920s291930s141940s151950s121970s191980s261990s352000s992010s1622020s77

Rawley by state

Where Rawley concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rawley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Rawley's total US births 1.0%

5 of 499 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rawley?
499 babies have been named Rawley since 1916. It currently ranks #7791 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 24 births.
When was Rawley most popular?
Rawley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Rawley most popular?
The top states for the name Rawley are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rawley been used?
Rawley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rawley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rawlin, Rawleigh, Rawlings, Rawlins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1916–2024 (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.