How Many People Are Named Raleigh?
An estimated 7,970 people in the United States have the first name Raleigh. It is used for both genders, with 75.7% male. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Raleigh peaked in popularity in 2019 with 260 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raleigh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raleigh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,970
About 1 in 43,006 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
75.7% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2019
260 births
Total Registered
12,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raleigh
Raleigh is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (75.7%) and females (24.3%). Out of 12,165 total births registered, 9,213 were male and 2,952 were female.
Raleigh as a male name
Ranked #2,273 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (139 births)
Raleigh as a female name
Ranked #1,916 in 2024
104 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (170 births)
Raleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raleigh span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,225 babies were registered. While Raleigh is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Raleigh by Decade
How has Raleigh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raleigh by State
Birth registrations for Raleigh span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 176 Raleighs were registered per state.
Raleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raleigh
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Raleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raleigh?
We estimate approximately 7,970 people named Raleigh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 43,006 Americans share this first name.
Is Raleigh a common name?
Raleigh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raleigh most popular?
Raleigh reached peak popularity in 2019, when 260 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raleigh is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raleigh a male name?
Raleigh is predominantly male. 75.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raleigh Smith, Raleigh Johnson, Raleigh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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