Girls' name · since 2005

Avaleigh

1,207 babies named Avaleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,585 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,700 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,207
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

1,207 babies have been named Avaleigh since 2005, making it today's #3700 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avaleigh has been recorded 1,207 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #3700 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.

  • #6,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,207 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avaleigh ranks #6,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,207 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,585 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,700 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,207
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.6%
Avaleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Avaleigh's 1,207 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Avaleigh compares

1,207 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Avaleigh's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Avaleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,207 376 567,345
Peak-year births 98 21 19,840

Avaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Avaleigh's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Avaleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
98
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
050100150 20052008201120142017202020232025 41

Avaleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (677 births, 56% of the file).

2010s was Avaleigh's strongest decade.

677 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Avaleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 677 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Avaleigh 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 Avaleigh's total volume

Avaleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 7.3%-55, 5.2%-86, 4%-34, 9%-119, 2.3%-24, 24.5%-45, 6%-58, 4.2%-28, 11%-26, 7.6%-103, 12%-16, 11.6%-39, 8.9%-73, 5.5%-51, 5%Avaleigh-21, 8.1%Avaleigh
Avaleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Avaleigh by state

Where Avaleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avaleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
106 8.8%
#2 Florida
49 4.1%
#3 North Carolina
35 2.9%
#4 Georgia
33 2.7%
#5 Tennessee
28 2.3%
#6 Kentucky
22 1.8%
#7 New York
20 1.7%
#8 Ohio
19 1.6%
Texas share of Avaleigh's total US births 8.8%
Even split

106 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Avaleigh appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avaleigh?
Avaleigh has been given to 1,207 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,585 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,700 of 17,297. 98 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Avaleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avaleigh ranks #6,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Avaleigh most popular?
Avaleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 677 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Avaleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Avaleigh are Texas (106 births), Florida (49 births), North Carolina (35 births).
How long has the name Avaleigh been used?
Avaleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Avaleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ava, Avah, Avalynn, Avani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Avaleigh's data

  • Avaleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (677 total births) through the 2020s (444) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Avaleighs (106 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.

Keep exploring Avaleigh

Nearby Names Like Avaleigh

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Avaleigh

Names with a similar popularity rank to Avaleigh

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Avaleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2025 (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 Avaleigh 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.