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Raileigh

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Raileigh has been given to about 253 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 251
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Raileigh per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2013 · 19
  • Born in 20258
  • All time253

How popular is Raileigh?

Its best year was 2013, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 6667th. The typical living American called Raileigh is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Raileigh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raleigh0.85
  2. Kayleigh0.82
  3. Hayleigh0.82
  4. Bayleigh0.82
  5. Ryleigh0.78
  6. Kaleigh0.73
  7. Haleigh0.73
  8. Carleigh0.73

Middle names for Raileigh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Raileigh Anne0.81
  2. Raileigh Eve0.80
  3. Raileigh Elizabeth0.78
  4. Raileigh Catherine0.78
  5. Raileigh Josephine0.78
  6. Raileigh Marie0.77

Sibling names for Raileigh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.80
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.80
  3. Neriahsister · 0.80
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.79
  5. Malayasister · 0.79
  6. Ayaneither · 0.79

Where Raileigh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Raileigh Anderson0.77
    2. Raileigh Nguyen0.72
    3. Raileigh Moore0.72
    4. Raileigh Lee0.72
    5. Raileigh Green0.72
    6. Raileigh Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Raileigh

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.