Raleigh

Raleigh is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Raleigh are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 81%Female 19%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 81% male / 19% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 8,676 male / 2,013 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Raleigh

To address Raleigh when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Raleigh," in English, "Guten Tag Raleigh," in German. About 81% of people named Raleigh are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Raleigh,

German

Guten Tag Raleigh,

French

Bonjour Raleigh,

Spanish

Estimado/a Raleigh:

Chinese

Raleigh您好：

Japanese

Raleigh様

English

Hi Raleigh,

German

Hi Raleigh,

French

Salut Raleigh,

Spanish

Hola Raleigh,

Chinese

Raleigh你好：

Japanese

Raleighさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Raleigh by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	81%

United States birth data

8,676 male · 2,013 female · 10,689 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 54% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Raleigh a male or female name?

Raleigh is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Raleigh are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Raleigh in an email?

Is Raleigh a unisex name?

Raleigh is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Raleigh are men. Raleigh leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Raleigh a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/raleigh (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_raleigh,
  title  = {Is Raleigh a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/raleigh},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}