Given name & surname
Rawley
“from the clearing of roe deer”
Rawley is a variant of Raleigh. One English interpretation is “from the clearing of roe deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rawley is a variant of Raleigh. One English interpretation is “from the clearing of roe deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rawley 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 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rawley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 513
- 513 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,365 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,365 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 495 as a first name in 2020; 1,106 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 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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