Girls' name · since 1985
Charleigh
Charleigh has 9,455 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #811 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,455
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
9,455 babies have been named Charleigh since 1985, making it today's #811 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charleigh has been recorded 9,455 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #811 nationally and more common than 95% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #1,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #811 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,455 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charleigh ranks #1,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #811 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,455 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #811 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,455
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Charleigh's 9,455 recorded births place it above 97.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Charleigh compares
9,455 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Charleigh's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,455 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 738 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charleigh splits its recorded history at 2006: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 738 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 738
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Charleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,401 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Charleigh's strongest decade.
5,401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Charleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 154
1990s
154 births
- 2000s 831
2000s
831 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,401 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,044 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,401 births (57% of all-time use).
How Charleigh 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 Charleigh's total volume
Charleigh by state
Where Charleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 726 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 651 | 6.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 512 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 410 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 409 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 385 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 378 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 337 | 3.6% |
726 of 9,455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Charleigh appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charleigh's data
- Charleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,401 total births) through the 2020s (3,044) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Charleighs (726 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 Charleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Charleigh 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.