Is Rayleigh a boy or girl name?
Rayleigh is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 152 girls and 16 boys were named Rayleigh, so 90.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.2% of the 2,932 US babies named Rayleigh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,820
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,448
- Babies named Rayleigh since 1995
- 2,932
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 201 babies
Boys and girls named Rayleigh, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,820 | 152 | #1,448 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,806 | 166 | #1,359 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,584 | 184 | #1,290 |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,026 | 131 | #1,606 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,681 | 177 | #1,269 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,074 | 187 | #1,250 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,655 | 189 | #1,234 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,265 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,738 | 158 | #1,464 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,349 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,657 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,669 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,618 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,692 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,391 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,332 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,919 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,080 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,248 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,801 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,393 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,631 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,901 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,487 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,107 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,118 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,565 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,072 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,466 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rayleigh reached #5,584 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #1,234 in 2018. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rayleigh
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.