Girls' name · since 1999
Breleigh
389 babies named Breleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 389
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Breleigh is the #15825 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 389 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breleigh has been recorded 389 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #15825 nationally and more common than 9% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #13,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,825 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 389 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breleigh ranks #13,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,825 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 389 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 389
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breleigh's 389 recorded births place it above 80.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
How Breleigh compares
389 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Breleigh's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 389 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breleigh splits its recorded history at 2012: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Breleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (176 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Breleigh's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Breleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
176 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 176 births (45% of all-time use).
Breleigh by state
Where Breleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
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What to do with Breleigh's data
- Breleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Breleighs (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Breleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Breleigh 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.