girl's name
Rayleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,185
Rayleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 165 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 201 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,093 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Rayleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 |
| 2000s | 430 |
| 2010s | 1,587 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,038 |
How popular is Rayleigh?
In 2025, Rayleigh was given to 165 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rayleigh is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rayleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rayleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rayleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rayleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rayleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rayleigh
How popular is the name Rayleigh?
In 2025, Rayleigh was given to 165 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rayleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Rayleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rayleigh most popular?
Rayleigh peaked in 2022, when 201 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rayleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rayleigh currently ranks #1,446 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.