Rayleigh

Inspired by either Raleigh -- a North Carolina place-name and the surname of the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh - or by Raylee, a modern creation, blending Ray and Lee, Rayleigh has been steadily used since the beginning of the 2010s. Never as popular as Braylee, Kayleigh, Hailey, Jaylee, or Bailey, Rayleigh was given to 152 girls - and 16 boys - in 2024.

Rayleigh is also given to boys, where it ranks #5786 in the US.

Pronounced RAY-lee.

As of October 2026, Rayleigh ranked #1451 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1234 in 2018.