Girls' name · since 1997
Aaleigha
Aaleigha has 183 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaleigha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaleigha has been recorded 183 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- #20,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaleigha ranks #20,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaleigha's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aaleigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaleigha splits its recorded history at 2011: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2012)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Aaleigha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Aaleigha's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Aaleigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Aaleigha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaleigha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.