Recorded 1992–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 628 births

Alleigh — girls' name

628 babies named Alleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s712000s2672010s2522020s38

The verdict

628 girls have been named Alleigh since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

628
total births
1992–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Alleigh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

43 babies were named Alleigh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Alleigh between 1992 and 2023, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Alleigh in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 628 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

628

Since 1992

32 years of records

Peak year

2012

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1992

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1992

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
43
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Alleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
267 births that decade — 43% of Alleigh's all-time total
1990s712000s2672010s2522020s38

Alleigh by state

Where Alleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Alleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 2.9%
#2 North Carolina
10 1.6%
#3 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#4 Tennessee
5 0.8%
Texas share of Alleigh's total US births 2.9%
Even split

18 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alleigh?
628 babies have been named Alleigh since 1992. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 43 births.
When was Alleigh most popular?
Alleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Alleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Alleigh are Texas (18 births), North Carolina (10 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Alleigh been used?
Alleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 32 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.