Feminine dossier · first seen 1995

Rayleigh

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rayleigh
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

189

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1995Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

19.6%

2024

152

All-time

2,850

Rayleigh has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 189 girls were named Rayleigh.

In 2024, only 152 girls were given the name.

Down 19.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,850 Americans have been named Rayleigh and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1995.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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