Recorded 2000–2021 Girls' name Peak 2009 70 births

Daleigh — girls' name

70 babies named Daleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s392010s242020s7
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Daleigh was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Daleigh in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Daleigh between 2000 and 2021, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

70

Since 2000

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2000

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2021

Daleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2000

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 20212017201620152012200920062005200420022000 5

Daleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 56% of Daleigh's all-time total
2000s392010s242020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daleigh?
70 babies have been named Daleigh since 2000. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Daleigh most popular?
Daleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Daleigh been used?
Daleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 22 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Daleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Dalia, Daleyza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.