Given name & surname
Railey
“from the clearing of roe deer”
Railey is a variant of Raleigh. One English interpretation is “from the clearing of roe deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Railey is a variant of Raleigh. One English interpretation is “from the clearing of roe deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Railey is a variant of Raleigh. An origin associated with Raleigh is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Railey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 820
- 48 boys · 772 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,766 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,766 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 752 as a first name in 2020; 2,436 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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