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“Variant of Raleigh — Roe deer clearing” — Old English origin
Girl's name · #1451 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Rayleigh reached its best rank, #1236, in 2018 and ranked #1451 in 2025. About 3,000 girls have carried it since 1995. In Mississippi, Alabama and neighboring states it runs 3–6× its national rate.
Around the world: about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Raylee · Hadleigh · Raine · Adalina · Marleigh · Charleigh
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