Rayleigh

Rayleigh Meaning & Origin

About Rayleigh
The name Rayleigh is of English origin and is derived from a place name in Essex, England. It is believed to mean "the clearing of the roe deer" or "the meadow of the roe deer." The name combines the Old English words "rae" meaning roe deer and "leah" meaning clearing or meadow. Rayleigh is a surname that has also been used as a given name for boys.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Rayleigh are female.

Rayleigh Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 41.84% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RL
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R04020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R EY1 L IY0
🌐 IPA
/rayleigh*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rayleigh in Braille

Here's how to represent Rayleigh in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Rayleigh in braille

How to Spell the Name Rayleigh in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Rayleigh using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rayleigh in sign language

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