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Raleigh

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Origin: Old English
Meaning: Deer Meadow

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Boys Named Raleigh

This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Raleigh in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that at least 5,660 boys have been named Raleigh since 1880 in the United States.

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User Comments about the name Raleigh


Comment left Aug 05, 2008: "My daughter's name is Raleigh (pronounced rally in her case). It is quite unique. I find it funny that her 2nd cousin's name is Riley though. Won't that make family reunions confusing (Raleigh was first btw hehe)" (Report as inappropriate)

Comment left Jan 10, 2008: "i only met one person with my name and it was a guy. i'm a girl." (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Apr 01, 2007: "my daughters name is raleigh but we pronounce it like RAY-LEE and everyone always calls her RAW-LEE...so whats the correct way to pronounced it ? when we named her that we were thinking of it being like Haley..like hay but ray and we wanted to spell lee different then just the plain normal way. but everyone insist its pronounced like rawlee" (Report as inappropriate)

  • Comment left Dec 07, 2006: "My name is Raleigh. It's alright if you don't mind spelling it to everyone and always having it pronounced wrong. I've only met one other Raleigh, so it's definately unique." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jul 10, 2006: "I love this name and i am going to name my baby boy Raleigh it is the cutest name in the world. It may not be popular but it will dig the ladies." (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Apr 23, 2006: "IM a girl, and my name is Raleigh. IM the only one I know who has it except for ther person i was named after, who is a boy. I love my name its unique!" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Dec 22, 2005: "That is my favorite name in the whole wide world! But not for a boy, for a girl. I love it!" (Report as inappropriate)

    Comment left Jul 02, 2005: "Awesome name, great namesake - Sir Walter Raleigh - look him up!" (Report as inappropriate)



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