Rayleigh
#3,382 most common girls' name of all time · #5,769 across all names · 3% male / 97% female · used 1995–2025
Rank among girls
#3,382
Rank overall
#5,769 of 105,966
First appeared
1995
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
3,098
Since 2016
1,779
Peak year
2022 #1,291
Best rank
#1,236 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 201/yr
Rayleigh first appears in 1995. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | 16 | 165 | #1,449 |
| 2024 | 153 | 16 | 169 | #1,444 |
| 2023 | 166 | 13 | 179 | #1,360 |
| 2022 | 184 | 17 | 201 | #1,291 |
| 2021 | 131 | 10 | 141 | #1,609 |
| 2020 | 177 | 6 | 183 | #1,270 |
| 2019 | 187 | 10 | 197 | #1,250 |
| 2018 | 189 | 5 | 194 | #1,236 |
| 2017 | 187 | — | 187 | #1,266 |
| 2016 | 158 | 5 | 163 | #1,463 |
| 2015 | 156 | — | 156 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 174 | — | 174 | #1,350 |
| 2013 | 129 | — | 129 | #1,659 |
| 2012 | 128 | — | 128 | #1,673 |
| 2011 | 134 | — | 134 | #1,617 |
| 2010 | 125 | — | 125 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 81 | — | 81 | #2,395 |
| 2008 | 84 | — | 84 | #2,333 |
| 2007 | 62 | — | 62 | #2,926 |
| 2006 | 55 | — | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2005 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2004 | 38 | — | 38 | #3,810 |
| 2003 | 30 | — | 30 | #4,408 |
| 2002 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,664 |
| 2001 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,924 |
| 2000 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,532 |
| 1999 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,166 |
| 1998 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,194 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,739 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,254 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,765 |