Girls' name · since 1981
Aleigha
4,867 babies named Aleigha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,084 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,867
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleigha currently ranks #3084 among girls' names in America, with 4,867 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Aleigha recorded 4,867 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #3084 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #2,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,084 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,867 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleigha ranks #2,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,084 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,867 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,084 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,867
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleigha's 4,867 recorded births place it above 96.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aleigha compares
4,867 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aleigha's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleigha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,867 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 317 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aleigha's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 317, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 317
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Aleigha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,208 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Aleigha's strongest decade.
2,208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Aleigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 128
1980s
128 births
- 1990s 541
1990s
541 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,542 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,208 births
- 2020s 448
2020s
448 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,208 births (45% of all-time use).
How Aleigha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aleigha's total volume
Aleigha by state
Where Aleigha concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 331 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 317 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 201 | 4.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 197 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 181 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 170 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 163 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 155 | 3.2% |
331 of 4,867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Aleigha appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleigha's data
- Aleigha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,208 total births); usage has since declined to 448 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aleighas (331 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aleigha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
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, 1981–2025 (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 Aleigha 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.