Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 2016
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See the 9 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Rayleigh isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.
More like it
More like Rayleigh
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 16
- Rank in 2025
- #5,608
- How rare
- 1 in 106,754 boys
- Since 2016
- 98
Most popular in 2022, at 10 per million boys born.
There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Rayleigh doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.