Raleigh
#1,880 for girls in 2025, 104 births · #2,207 for boys in 2025, 64 births
Given to boys 75.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1891 · 24 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,279since 1880
Raleigh over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,880 | 104 | #2,207 | 64 |
| 2024 | #1,913 | 104 | #2,261 | 63 |
| 2023 | #1,645 | 126 | #2,097 | 70 |
| 2022 | #1,742 | 119 | #2,217 | 65 |
| 2021 | #1,544 | 136 | #2,225 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,459 | 147 | #1,815 | 82 |
| 2019 | #1,392 | 161 | #1,642 | 99 |
| 2018 | #1,474 | 149 | #1,687 | 93 |
| 2017 | #1,441 | 157 | #1,861 | 79 |
| 2016 | #1,380 | 170 | #1,739 | 89 |
| 2015 | #1,470 | 156 | #1,870 | 78 |
| 2014 | #1,714 | 122 | #1,447 | 113 |
| 2013 | #1,737 | 119 | #1,878 | 75 |
| 2012 | #1,859 | 108 | #1,818 | 81 |
| 2011 | #1,982 | 99 | #1,687 | 88 |
| 2010 | #1,913 | 105 | #1,768 | 84 |
| 2009 | #2,139 | 94 | #2,528 | 50 |
| 2008 | #2,267 | 86 | #2,104 | 65 |
| 2007 | #2,163 | 92 | #2,257 | 58 |
| 2006 | #3,414 | 47 | #2,348 | 53 |
| 2005 | #3,212 | 48 | #2,081 | 59 |
| 2004 | #3,224 | 47 | #2,024 | 59 |
| 2003 | #3,590 | 39 | #2,031 | 56 |
| 2002 | #4,381 | 28 | #1,792 | 64 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | #2,864 | 32 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #2,087 | 48 |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #2,012 | 47 |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | #1,672 | 59 |
| 1996 | #4,453 | 23 | #1,785 | 51 |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 | #1,801 | 48 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #1,581 | 58 |
| 1993 | #3,776 | 28 | #1,680 | 52 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #1,352 | 70 |
| 1991 | #4,329 | 23 | #1,502 | 58 |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | #1,685 | 48 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #1,615 | 49 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #1,467 | 52 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #1,161 | 68 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #1,511 | 44 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #1,333 | 52 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #1,214 | 57 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #1,375 | 46 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #1,342 | 49 |
| 1981 | — | #1,766 | 32 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,357 | 48 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,421 | 43 | |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #1,487 | 39 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #1,407 | 42 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #1,286 | 47 |
| 1975 | — | #1,345 | 42 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,501 | 34 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #1,435 | 35 |
| 1972 | — | #1,177 | 48 | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #1,101 | 55 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #1,063 | 59 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #1,050 | 54 |
| 1968 | — | #996 | 55 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,132 | 43 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,016 | 51 | |
| 1965 | — | #873 | 70 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,059 | 51 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,081 | 50 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #891 | 73 |
| 1961 | — | #910 | 71 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,021 | 56 | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | — | #785 | 91 | |
| 1957 | — | #873 | 75 | |
| 1956 | — | #822 | 82 | |
| 1955 | — | #818 | 80 | |
| 1954 | — | #778 | 84 | |
| 1953 | — | #762 | 87 | |
| 1952 | — | #709 | 98 | |
| 1951 | — | #726 | 91 | |
| 1950 | — | #701 | 96 | |
| 1949 | — | #707 | 94 | |
| 1948 | — | #673 | 100 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #658 | 110 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #642 | 100 |
| 1945 | — | #597 | 104 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #614 | 100 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #607 | 108 |
| 1942 | — | #543 | 127 | |
| 1941 | — | #628 | 93 | |
| 1940 | — | #643 | 87 | |
| 1939 | — | #594 | 95 | |
| 1938 | — | #628 | 90 | |
| 1937 | — | #648 | 84 | |
| 1936 | — | #669 | 78 | |
| 1935 | — | #593 | 95 | |
| 1934 | — | #571 | 107 | |
| 1933 | — | #577 | 100 | |
| 1932 | — | #686 | 80 | |
| 1931 | — | #596 | 97 | |
| 1930 | — | #645 | 90 | |
| 1929 | — | #644 | 91 | |
| 1928 | — | #647 | 93 | |
| 1927 | — | #551 | 125 | |
| 1926 | — | #622 | 101 | |
| 1925 | — | #636 | 100 | |
| 1924 | — | #538 | 138 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #594 | 113 |
| 1922 | — | #551 | 131 | |
| 1921 | — | #528 | 139 | |
| 1920 | — | #526 | 134 | |
| 1919 | — | #616 | 97 | |
| 1918 | — | #561 | 116 | |
| 1917 | — | #541 | 116 | |
| 1916 | — | #565 | 102 | |
| 1915 | — | #497 | 124 | |
| 1914 | — | #493 | 98 | |
| 1913 | — | #513 | 70 | |
| 1912 | — | #474 | 68 | |
| 1911 | — | #514 | 33 | |
| 1910 | — | #621 | 22 | |
| 1909 | — | #462 | 30 | |
| 1908 | — | #585 | 19 | |
| 1907 | — | #464 | 25 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #370 | 31 | |
| 1904 | — | #482 | 20 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #404 | 25 | |
| 1901 | — | #433 | 19 | |
| 1900 | — | #402 | 31 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1896 | — | #500 | 17 | |
| 1895 | — | #501 | 16 | |
| 1894 | — | #439 | 19 | |
| 1893 | — | #435 | 18 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #380 | 22 | |
| 1884 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1883 | — | #433 | 17 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Raleigh was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 16 boys a year got the name.
Where Raleigh is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Kentucky#247 · 1 in 2,142
- Virginia#257 · 1 in 2,210
- North Carolina#326 · 1 in 3,504
- Louisiana#346 · 1 in 2,882
- Georgia#384 · 1 in 4,850
Best ever in a state: #169 in Florida, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #247 | 12 | 1 in 2,142 |
| Virginia | #257 | 10 | 1 in 2,210 |
| North Carolina | #326 | 10 | 1 in 3,504 |
| Louisiana | #346 | 7 | 1 in 2,882 |
| Georgia | #384 | 6 | 1 in 4,850 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 54 spots since 2024 (#2,261 → #2,207)
- 392 spots since 2020 (#1,815 → #2,207)
- 337 spots since 2015 (#1,870 → #2,207)
- Biggest jump: 260 spots in 1889 (#648 → #388)
- Biggest drop: 243 spots in 1906 (#370 → #613)
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1891 at #349 (24 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1959
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,216
- Highest: 1 in 4,216 boys born in 1891 were named Raleigh (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,689 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 12.6% of all boys named Raleigh (1,165) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2007
- Mostly boys until 2006, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 168 | #357 (1886) | #453 |
| 1890s | 185 | #349 (1891) | #450 |
| 1900s | 233 | #370 (1905) | #472 |
| 1910s | 846 | #474 (1912) | #540 |
| 1920s | 1,165 | #526 (1920) | #584 |
| 1930s | 916 | #571 (1934) | #621 |
| 1940s | 1,023 | #543 (1942) | #631 |
| 1950s | 860 | #701 (1950) | #785 |
| 1960s | 574 | #873 (1965) | #1,003 |
| 1970s | 444 | #1,063 (1970) | #1,322 |
| 1980s | 497 | #1,161 (1987) | #1,414 |
| 1990s | 538 | #1,352 (1992) | #1,709 |
| 2000s | 544 | #1,792 (2002) | #2,212 |
| 2010s | 879 | #1,447 (2014) | #1,740 |
| 2020s | 407 | #1,815 (2020) | #2,137 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Raleigh in 1937
boys
#648
84 births · 1 in 12,698 boys
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 12,698 of them was named Raleigh, which outranked 83.9% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Raleigh
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.