Rayleigh is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1476 in 2015 with 156 recorded births. This places Rayleigh in the top 8% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2018 with 189 births ranking #1234. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 2,500.0%. In 2015, approximately 1 in every 11,440 girls born was named Rayleigh. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.