Girls' name · since 2001

Elleigh

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 659 babies named Elleigh, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9,915 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,883 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
659
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Elleigh currently ranks #3883 among girls' names in America, with 659 babies recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleigh has been recorded 659 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #3883 nationally and more common than 78% 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 2001 to 2025.

  • #9,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,883 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 659 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleigh ranks #9,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,883 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 659 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,915 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,883 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
659
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77.5%
Elleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Elleigh's 659 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Elleigh compares

659 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Elleigh's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 659 376 567,345
Peak-year births 45 21 19,840

Elleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elleigh's full recorded timeline at 2014, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
45
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
01020304050 200120042008201120142017202020232025 38

Elleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (339 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Elleigh's strongest decade.

339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Elleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 339 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Elleigh 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 Elleigh's total volume

Elleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -33, 7.7%-42, 5.2%-25, 8.6%-53, 4.2%-30, 6.1%-38, 5.5%-72, 3.2%-117, 4.9%-41, 31.6%-34, 6.2%-42, 7.1%-32, 5.6%-126, 3.8%-107, 4.2%-50, 5.6%Elleigh-25, 6.8%Elleigh
Elleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Elleigh by state

Where Elleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Elleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 3.5%
#2 Georgia
11 1.7%
#3 Alabama
5 0.8%
Texas share of Elleigh's total US births 3.5%
Even split

23 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elleigh?
659 babies have been named Elleigh since 2001. All-time, it sits at #9,915 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,883 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 45 births.
Where does Elleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleigh ranks #9,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,883 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elleigh most popular?
Elleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Elleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Elleigh are Texas (23 births), Georgia (11 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Elleigh been used?
Elleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elleigh's data

  • Elleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (339 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Elleighs (23 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.

Keep exploring Elleigh

Nearby Names Like Elleigh

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elleigh

Names with a similar popularity rank to Elleigh

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2025 (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 Elleigh 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.