Railey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Railey is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
Where does Railey come from?
Modern: variant of Riley, or a blend of Riley and Bailey
Is Railey a girl's or a boy's name?
Railey is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Railey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Railey, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Railey in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 572 girls in the US were given Railey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #528, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
Railey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4,352 |
| 2010 | 41 | #3,744 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3,651 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
Names like Railey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Teagan, Kinley, Braelynn, Kenley, Brylee, Raelynn, Finley, Cassidy, Keiry, Riley, Rylynn
Other spellings of Railey
Raylee, Rayleigh, Raeleigh, Raelee, Railee, Raylie, Raylei, Raileigh, Raeley, Raeli, Rayley
Names related to Railey
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Railey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/railey, updated 20 October 2026.