Given name & surname
Raley
“from the clearing of roe deer”
Raley is a variant of Raleigh. One English interpretation is “from the clearing of roe deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raley is a variant of Raleigh. One English interpretation is “from the clearing of roe deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raley 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 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 383
- 0 boys · 383 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,715 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,715 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 505 as a first name in 2020; 5,985 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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