US rank #12788 Girls' name Peak 2011 196 births

Rayley — #12788 US girls' name

196 babies named Rayley in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s662010s902020s40
#12788
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2011
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rayley in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayley

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Rayley between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayley currently holds the #12788 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rayley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayley 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 196 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.

Rayley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

196

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2011

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,788

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620032002 5

Rayley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 46% of Rayley's all-time total
2000s662010s902020s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayley?
196 babies have been named Rayley since 2002. It currently ranks #12788 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 16 births.
When was Rayley most popular?
Rayley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Rayley been used?
Rayley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, 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, 2002–2024 (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.