Raleigh Name Popularity

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How popular is Raleigh?

Ranking 1,476th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Raleigh is uncommon.

Raleigh, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,380 in 2016 with 170 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Raleigh was less than 5, most recently in 1981.

Approximately during the years 1985-1992, 2000-2007, and 2011-2016 the name Raleigh took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Raleigh became more popular as a girls name in 2007.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Raleigh be?

Raleigh's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Raleigh for their newborn has risen.

The name Raleigh is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Raleigh (Girl)		Raleigh (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		148	1,476	93	1,693
2017		157	1,443	79	1,864
2016		170	1,380	89	1,747
2015		154	1,489	77	1,900
2014		122	1,721	112	1,461
2013		119	1,740	75	1,892
2012		108	1,869	81	1,827
2011		99	1,995	88	1,695
2010		105	1,920	84	1,774
2009		94	2,141	50	2,549
2008		86	2,286	65	2,116
2007		92	2,174	58	2,271
2006		47	3,453	53	2,369
2005		48	3,248	59	2,104
2004		47	3,253	59	2,045
2003		39	3,641	56	2,048
2002		28	4,474	64	1,810
2001		25	4,799	32	2,910
2000		26	4,628	48	2,122
1999		29	4,054	47	2,052
1998		18	5,748	47	2,037
1997		31	3,686	59	1,690
1996		23	4,548	51	1,811
1995		31	3,563	48	1,827
1994		19	5,186	58	1,599
1993		28	3,855	52	1,692
1992		30	3,648	70	1,358
1991		23	4,449	58	1,522
1990		24	4,194	48	1,695
1989		17	5,217	49	1,635
1988		15	5,525	52	1,476
1987		19	4,426	68	1,170
1986		11	6,464	44	1,528
1985		9	7,397	52	1,345
1984		9	7,246	57	1,221
1983		11	6,114	46	1,392
1982		10	6,723	49	1,355
1981		< 5	--	32	1,802
1980		< 5	--	48	1,373
1979		< 5	--	43	1,429
1978		11	5,862	39	1,502
1977		5	10,795	42	1,421
1976		6	8,911	47	1,301
1975		< 5	--	42	1,355
1974		< 5	--	34	1,513
1973		6	8,133	35	1,452
1972		< 5	--	48	1,190
1971		7	7,163	55	1,106
1970		5	8,956	59	1,068
1969		5	8,360	54	1,058
1968		< 5	--	55	1,003
1967		< 5	--	43	1,147
1966		< 5	--	51	1,023
1965		< 5	--	70	879
1964		< 5	--	51	1,067
1963		< 5	--	50	1,088
1962		5	7,336	73	896
1961		< 5	--	71	910
1960		< 5	--	56	1,030
1959		8	4,931	76	883
1958		< 5	--	90	787
1957		< 5	--	74	881
1956		< 5	--	82	829
1955		< 5	--	79	826
1954		< 5	--	85	778
1953		< 5	--	87	763
1952		5	6,217	98	713
1951		< 5	--	92	726
1950		< 5	--	96	703
1949		< 5	--	94	713
1948		< 5	--	100	676
1947		5	5,938	110	660
1946		5	5,541	100	647
1945		< 5	--	104	598
1944		6	4,455	100	616
1943		7	4,102	108	610
1942		< 5	--	126	549
1941		< 5	--	93	635
1940		< 5	--	87	644
1939		< 5	--	95	600
1938		< 5	--	91	627
1937		< 5	--	84	650
1936		< 5	--	78	673
1935		< 5	--	95	596
1934		< 5	--	107	572
1933		< 5	--	100	581
1932		< 5	--	80	688
1931		< 5	--	97	601
1930		< 5	--	90	651
1929		< 5	--	91	646
1928		< 5	--	93	651
1927		< 5	--	125	552
1926		< 5	--	101	626
1925		< 5	--	100	638
1924		< 5	--	138	542
1923		5	5,557	113	595
1922		< 5	--	131	553
1921		< 5	--	139	530
1920		< 5	--	134	530
1919		< 5	--	97	617
1918		< 5	--	116	563
1917		< 5	--	116	543
1916		< 5	--	102	570
1915		< 5	--	124	500
1914		< 5	--	98	496
1913		< 5	--	70	518
1912		< 5	--	68	480
1911		< 5	--	33	522
1910		< 5	--	22	633
1909		< 5	--	30	468
1908		< 5	--	19	608
1907		< 5	--	25	469
1906		< 5	--	15	636
1905		< 5	--	31	378
1904		< 5	--	20	489
1903		< 5	--	18	518
1902		< 5	--	25	412
1901		< 5	--	19	449
1900		< 5	--	31	411
1899		< 5	--	14	543
1898		< 5	--	17	517
1897		< 5	--	22	407
1896		< 5	--	17	515
1895		< 5	--	16	522
1894		< 5	--	19	459
1893		< 5	--	18	445
1892		< 5	--	20	440
1891		< 5	--	24	357
1890		< 5	--	18	431
1889		< 5	--	21	402
1888		< 5	--	10	687
1887		< 5	--	15	452
1886		< 5	--	23	366
1885		< 5	--	22	383
1884		< 5	--	20	412
1883		< 5	--	17	445
1882		< 5	--	15	484
1881		< 5	--	11	557
1880		< 5	--	14	499

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.