Girls' name · since 1985
Annaleigh
Annaleigh has 2,842 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,842 babies have been named Annaleigh since 1985, making it today's #2204 girls' name.
Annaleigh has 2,842 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2204 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,204 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,842 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annaleigh ranks #3,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,204 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,842 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annaleigh's 2,842 recorded births place it above 94.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Annaleigh compares
2,842 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Annaleigh's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annaleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,842 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annaleigh splits its recorded history at 2006: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annaleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Annaleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,648 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Annaleigh's strongest decade.
1,648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Annaleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 450
2000s
450 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,648 births
- 2020s 618
2020s
618 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,648 births (58% of all-time use).
How Annaleigh 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 Annaleigh's total volume
Annaleigh by state
Where Annaleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 212 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 199 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 126 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 125 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 120 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 113 | 4.0% |
| #7 | California | | 77 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 75 | 2.6% |
212 of 2,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Annaleigh appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Annaleigh's data
- Annaleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,648 total births) through the 2020s (618) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Annaleighs (212 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 Annaleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Annaleigh 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.