Girls' name · since 2012
Averleigh
Averleigh has 239 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Averleigh is the #8277 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 239 recorded since 2012.
Averleigh has 239 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8277 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #18,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 239 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Averleigh ranks #18,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 239 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Averleigh's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Averleigh compares
239 40th percentile among 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
Averleigh's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Averleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 239 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Averleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Averleigh's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Averleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Averleigh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (125 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Averleigh's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Averleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 125 births (52% of all-time use).
Averleigh by state
Where Averleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
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- Texas records the most Averleighs (16 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 Averleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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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, 2012–2025 (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 Averleigh 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.