US rank #1136 Girls' name Peak 2016 4,265 births

Hadleigh — #1136 US girls' name

4,265 babies named Hadleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s632000s4102010s24912020s1301
#1136
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Hadleigh was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

319 babies were named Hadleigh in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hadleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,265 babies named Hadleigh between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hadleigh currently holds the #1136 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 319 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hadleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,491 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hadleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 436 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Hadleigh in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hadleigh 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 4,265 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.

Hadleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,265

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2016

319 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,136

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hadleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
319
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420202016201220082004200019961994 9

Hadleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,491 births that decade — 58% of Hadleigh's all-time total
1990s632000s4102010s24912020s1301

Hadleigh by state

Where Hadleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hadleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
436 10.2%
#2 Tennessee
215 5.0%
#3 Georgia
189 4.4%
#4 North Carolina
175 4.1%
#5 Indiana
172 4.0%
#6 Kentucky
160 3.8%
#7 Missouri
147 3.4%
#8 Alabama
146 3.4%
Texas share of Hadleigh's total US births 10.2%
Even split

436 of 4,265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Hadleigh appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hadleigh?
4,265 babies have been named Hadleigh since 1994. It currently ranks #1136 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 319 births.
When was Hadleigh most popular?
Hadleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,491 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hadleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Hadleigh are Texas (436 births), Tennessee (215 births), Georgia (189 births).
How long has the name Hadleigh been used?
Hadleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hadleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hadley, Hadassah, Hadlee, Haddie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Hadleigh

Nearby Names Like Hadleigh

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Hadleigh

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1994–2024 (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.