Boy
Raleigh
Raleigh means "Red meadow or roe deer meadow", according to etymological references. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
Old EnglishOld English
Etymology"Red meadow" or "roe deer meadow"
Births by decade
1900s
233
1910s
846
1920s
1,170
1930s
917
1940s
1,045
1950s
871
1960s
585
1970s
484
1980s
598
1990s
794
2000s
1,076
2010s
1,717
Peaked in the 2010s · 10,336 total U.S. births since 1900