Raeleigh has been given to about 2,371 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2017, when 138 babies were given the name, ranking 1589th. The typical living American called Raeleigh is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.