Raleigh Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Raleigh

An attractive North Carolina unisex place name, Raleigh's soft sound is particularly appropriate for a girl.

Pronounced RAW-lee; RAH-lee.

As of October 2026, Raleigh ranked #1894 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1381 in 2016.

Editor's take: The name Raleigh is a girl's name of English origin meaning "meadow of deer".

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Actual · SSA

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#1,723	122	68.3
2015	#1,475	156	87.4
2016	#1,381	170	95.9
2017	#1,445	157	90.9
2018	#1,480	149	87.6
2019	#1,400	161	95.9
2020	#1,472	146	90.3
2021	#1,551	136	82.9
2022	#1,750	119	72.6
2023	#1,652	126	78.5
2024	#1,916	104	64.2
2025	#1,894	104	64.7

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