Is Raleigh a boy or girl name?
Raleigh is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 104 girls and 63 boys were named Raleigh, so 62.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 24.3% of the 12,165 US babies named Raleigh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,273
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,916
- Babies named Raleigh since 1880
- 12,165
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 260 babies
Boys and girls named Raleigh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 846 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,165 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 916 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,023 | 23 | 2.2% |
| 1950s | 860 | 8 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 574 | 10 | 1.7% |
| 1970s | 444 | 40 | 8.3% |
| 1980s | 497 | 101 | 16.9% |
| 1990s | 538 | 256 | 32.2% |
| 2000s | 544 | 532 | 49.4% |
| 2010s | 879 | 1,346 | 60.5% |
| 2020s | 341 | 631 | 64.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | #2,273 | 104 | #1,916 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,120 | 126 | #1,652 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,232 | 119 | #1,750 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,251 | 136 | #1,551 |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,844 | 146 | #1,472 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,648 | 161 | #1,400 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,698 | 149 | #1,480 |
| 2017 | 79 | #1,866 | 157 | #1,445 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,750 | 170 | #1,381 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,886 | 156 | #1,475 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,454 | 122 | #1,723 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,893 | 119 | #1,742 |
| 2012 | 81 | #1,830 | 108 | #1,869 |
| 2011 | 88 | #1,697 | 99 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 84 | #1,774 | 105 | #1,922 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,549 | 94 | #2,143 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,116 | 86 | #2,287 |
| 2007 | 58 | #2,272 | 92 | #2,174 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,371 | 47 | #3,457 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,105 | 48 | #3,250 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,045 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,050 | 39 | #3,642 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,810 | 28 | #4,475 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,913 | 25 | #4,800 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,123 | 26 | #4,629 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,053 | 29 | #4,055 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,037 | 18 | #5,750 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,690 | 31 | #3,686 |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,811 | 23 | #4,548 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,828 | 31 | #3,563 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,599 | 19 | #5,186 |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,692 | 28 | #3,857 |
| 1992 | 70 | #1,359 | 30 | #3,648 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,523 | 23 | #4,450 |
| 1990 | 48 | #1,696 | 24 | #4,195 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,635 | 17 | #5,219 |
| 1988 | 52 | #1,475 | 15 | #5,526 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,171 | 19 | #4,427 |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,529 | 11 | #6,471 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,346 | 9 | #7,400 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,221 | 9 | #7,250 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,392 | 11 | #6,115 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,356 | 10 | #6,726 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 43 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,499 | 11 | #5,859 |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,423 | 5 | #10,800 |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,301 | 6 | #8,917 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,452 | 6 | #8,141 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,105 | 7 | #7,163 |
| 1970 | 59 | #1,068 | 5 | #8,957 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,060 | 5 | #8,360 |
| 1968 | 55 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 70 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 73 | #895 | 5 | #7,336 |
| 1961 | 71 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 76 | #884 | 8 | #4,934 |
| 1958 | 91 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 74 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 82 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 80 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 84 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 87 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 98 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 92 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 96 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 94 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 100 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 110 | #660 | 5 | #5,938 |
| 1946 | 100 | #647 | 5 | #5,541 |
| 1945 | 104 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 100 | #617 | 6 | #4,453 |
| 1943 | 108 | #610 | 7 | #4,103 |
| 1942 | 127 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 93 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 87 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 95 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 90 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 84 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 78 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 95 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 107 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 100 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 80 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 97 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 90 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 91 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 93 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 125 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 101 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 100 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 138 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 113 | #595 | 5 | #5,557 |
| 1922 | 131 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 139 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 134 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 97 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 116 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 116 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 102 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 124 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 98 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 70 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 68 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 33 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 22 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 30 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 25 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 20 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 18 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 25 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 31 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 22 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 18 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 24 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 18 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 21 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 22 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 20 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 17 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 14 | #499 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raleigh reached #357 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #1,381 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raleigh
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.