Raleigh
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning deer meadow or clearing.
Raleigh by the numbers
Raleigh was given to 235 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 170 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raleigh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ryleighrye clearing; modern spelling variant of Riley1,865 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Raleigh
Names that are said the same way as Raleigh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a deer
Like Raleigh, each of these has a deer in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oscardeer lover; God's spear2,798 in England and Wales (2025)
- Devindescendant of Damhán; fawn-like1,132 in the US (2017)
- Devynfawn-like; a modern respelling of Devin313 in the US (2017)
- Tabithagazelle143 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fiadhwild, woodland deer182 in England and Wales (2025)
- Osianlittle deer; a form of Oisín165 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Raleigh, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Raleigh
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