Girls' name · since 1988
Baleigh
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,901 babies named Baleigh, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,901
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,901 babies have been named Baleigh since 1988, making it today's #8549 girls' name.
Baleigh has 1,901 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8549 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #4,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,549 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,901 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baleigh ranks #4,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,549 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,901 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,901
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Baleigh's 1,901 recorded births place it above 93.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Baleigh compares
1,901 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Baleigh's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,901 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Baleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Baleigh splits its recorded history at 2007: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Baleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Baleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (738 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Baleigh's strongest decade.
738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Baleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
513 births
- 2000s
2000s
738 births
- 2010s
2010s
519 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 738 births (39% of all-time use).
How Baleigh 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 Baleigh's total volume
Baleigh by state
Where Baleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 200 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 94 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 81 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 76 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 74 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 45 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 34 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 29 | 1.5% |
200 of 1,901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Baleigh appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Baleigh's data
- Baleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (738 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Baleighs (200 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Baleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Baleigh 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.