Girls' name · since 1995
Rayleigh
3,000 babies named Rayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,449 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,000
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayleigh currently ranks #1449 among girls' names in America, with 3,000 babies recorded since 1995.
Rayleigh has 3,000 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1449 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #3,602 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,449 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,000 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayleigh ranks #3,602 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,449 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,000 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,449 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,000
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayleigh's 3,000 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rayleigh compares
3,000 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Rayleigh's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,000 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayleigh's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 189, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Rayleigh popularity over time - boys
98 total births recorded since 2016 (Rayleigh as boys' name)
Rayleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,567 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Rayleigh's strongest decade.
1,567 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 430
2000s
430 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,567 births
- 2020s
2020s
960 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,567 births (52% of all-time use).
How Rayleigh 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 Rayleigh's total volume
Rayleigh by state
Where Rayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 409 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 159 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 159 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 152 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 132 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 109 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 109 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 102 | 3.4% |
409 of 3,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Rayleigh appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayleigh's data
- Rayleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,567 total births) through the 2020s (960) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rayleighs (409 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 Rayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Rayleigh 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.