Raleigh is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Raleigh means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Raleigh across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Raleigh has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Raleigh is a unisex name of English origin meaning “meadow of the roe deer”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,336 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Raleigh per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (260/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (3/yr).
Raleigh is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #1,836 nationally (given to 260 babies that year).
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