Raleigh is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Raleigh is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,222 among boys (64) and #1,894 among girls (104) — overall #2,496 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | 168 | #1,894 | #2,222 |
| 2024 | 167 | 167 | #1,922 | #2,282 |
| 2023 | 196 | 196 | #1,653 | #2,110 |
| 2022 | 184 | 184 | #1,750 | #2,233 |
| 2021 | 199 | 199 | #1,552 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 229 | 229 | #1,466 | #1,825 |
| 2019 | 260 | 260 | #1,401 | #1,648 |
| 2018 | 242 | 242 | #1,480 | #1,699 |
| 2017 | 236 | 236 | #1,446 | #1,867 |
| 2016 | 259 | 259 | #1,382 | #1,751 |
| 2015 | 234 | 234 | #1,475 | #1,886 |
| 2014 | 235 | 235 | #1,723 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 194 | 194 | #1,742 | #1,893 |
| 2012 | 189 | 189 | #1,869 | #1,830 |
| 2011 | 187 | 187 | #1,998 | #1,699 |
| 2010 | 189 | 189 | #1,923 | #1,775 |
| 2009 | 144 | 144 | #2,143 | #2,549 |
| 2008 | 151 | 151 | #2,287 | #2,116 |
| 2007 | 150 | 150 | #2,174 | #2,272 |
| 2006 | 100 | 100 | #3,457 | #2,371 |
| 2005 | 107 | 107 | #3,251 | #2,105 |
| 2004 | 106 | 106 | #3,253 | #2,045 |
| 2003 | 95 | 95 | #3,642 | #2,050 |
| 2002 | 92 | 92 | #4,475 | #1,810 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #4,800 | #2,913 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #4,629 | #2,123 |
| 1999 | 76 | 76 | #4,056 | #2,053 |
| 1998 | 65 | 65 | #5,750 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 90 | — | #3,686 | #1,690 |
| 1996 | 74 | — | #4,548 | #1,811 |
| 1995 | 79 | — | #3,563 | #1,828 |
| 1994 | 77 | — | #5,186 | #1,599 |
| 1993 | 80 | — | #3,856 | #1,692 |
| 1992 | 100 | — | #3,649 | #1,358 |
| 1991 | 81 | — | #4,450 | #1,523 |
| 1990 | 72 | — | #4,195 | #1,696 |
| 1989 | 66 | — | #5,219 | #1,636 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | #5,526 | #1,475 |
| 1987 | 87 | — | #4,427 | #1,171 |
| 1986 | 55 | — | #6,472 | #1,529 |
| 1985 | 61 | — | #7,400 | #1,346 |
| 1984 | 66 | — | #7,251 | #1,222 |
| 1983 | 57 | — | #6,115 | #1,392 |
| 1982 | 59 | — | #6,725 | #1,356 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1980 | 48 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1979 | 43 | — | — | #1,429 |
| 1978 | 50 | — | #5,859 | #1,499 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | #10,800 | #1,424 |
| 1976 | 53 | — | #8,917 | #1,301 |
| 1975 | 42 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1973 | 41 | — | #8,141 | #1,452 |
| 1972 | 48 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1971 | 62 | — | #7,162 | #1,105 |
| 1970 | 64 | — | #8,957 | #1,068 |
| 1969 | 59 | — | #8,360 | #1,060 |
| 1968 | 55 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1967 | 43 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1966 | 51 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1965 | 70 | — | — | #879 |
| 1964 | 51 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1963 | 50 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1962 | 78 | — | #7,336 | #895 |
| 1961 | 71 | — | — | #911 |
| 1960 | 56 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1959 | 84 | — | #4,934 | #885 |
| 1958 | 91 | — | — | #785 |
| 1957 | 75 | — | — | #878 |
| 1956 | 82 | — | — | #829 |
| 1955 | 80 | — | — | #823 |
| 1954 | 84 | — | — | #783 |
| 1953 | 87 | — | — | #763 |
| 1952 | 98 | — | — | #713 |
| 1951 | 91 | — | — | #729 |
| 1950 | 96 | — | — | #703 |
| 1949 | 94 | — | — | #712 |
| 1948 | 100 | — | — | #676 |
| 1947 | 115 | — | #5,938 | #660 |
| 1946 | 105 | — | #5,541 | #646 |
| 1945 | 104 | — | — | #598 |
| 1944 | 106 | — | #4,453 | #617 |
| 1943 | 115 | — | #4,103 | #610 |
| 1942 | 127 | — | — | #547 |
| 1941 | 93 | — | — | #635 |
| 1940 | 87 | — | — | #644 |
| 1939 | 95 | — | — | #600 |
| 1938 | 90 | — | — | #631 |
| 1937 | 84 | — | — | #649 |
| 1936 | 78 | — | — | #673 |
| 1935 | 95 | — | — | #596 |
| 1934 | 107 | — | — | #572 |
| 1933 | 100 | — | — | #581 |
| 1932 | 80 | — | — | #688 |
| 1931 | 97 | — | — | #601 |
| 1930 | 90 | — | — | #651 |
| 1929 | 91 | — | — | #646 |
| 1928 | 93 | — | — | #651 |
| 1927 | 125 | — | — | #552 |
| 1926 | 101 | — | — | #626 |
| 1925 | 100 | — | — | #638 |
| 1924 | 138 | — | — | #542 |
| 1923 | 118 | — | #5,557 | #595 |
| 1922 | 131 | — | — | #553 |
| 1921 | 139 | — | — | #530 |
| 1920 | 134 | — | — | #530 |
| 1919 | 97 | — | — | #617 |
| 1918 | 116 | — | — | #563 |
| 1917 | 116 | — | — | #543 |
| 1916 | 102 | — | — | #570 |
| 1915 | 124 | — | — | #500 |
| 1914 | 98 | — | — | #496 |
| 1913 | 70 | — | — | #518 |
| 1912 | 68 | — | — | #480 |
| 1911 | 33 | — | — | #522 |
| 1910 | 22 | — | — | #633 |
| 1909 | 30 | — | — | #468 |
| 1908 | 19 | — | — | #608 |
| 1907 | 25 | — | — | #469 |
| 1906 | 15 | — | — | #636 |
| 1905 | 31 | — | — | #378 |
| 1904 | 20 | — | — | #489 |
| 1903 | 18 | — | — | #518 |
| 1902 | 25 | — | — | #412 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | — | #449 |
| 1900 | 31 | — | — | #411 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #543 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #517 |
| 1897 | 22 | — | — | #407 |
| 1896 | 17 | — | — | #515 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | — | #522 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | — | #459 |
| 1893 | 18 | — | — | #445 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | — | #440 |
| 1891 | 24 | — | — | #357 |
| 1890 | 18 | — | — | #431 |
| 1889 | 21 | — | — | #402 |
| 1888 | 10 | — | — | #687 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #452 |
| 1886 | 23 | — | — | #366 |
| 1885 | 22 | — | — | #383 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | — | #412 |
| 1883 | 17 | — | — | #445 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | — | #484 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | — | #557 |
| 1880 | 14 | — | — | #499 |