Girls' name · since 1994
Hadleigh
4,467 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.
- #2,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,467
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hadleigh is the #1171 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,467 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadleigh has been recorded 4,467 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #1171 nationally and more common than 93% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #2,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,171 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,467 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadleigh ranks #2,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,171 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,467 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,467
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hadleigh's 4,467 recorded births place it above 96.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hadleigh compares
4,467 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Hadleigh's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hadleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,467 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 319 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hadleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hadleigh's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 319, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hadleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Hadleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,493 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Hadleigh's strongest decade.
2,493 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Hadleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 410
2000s
410 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,493 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,501 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,493 births (56% of all-time use).
How Hadleigh 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 Hadleigh's total volume
Hadleigh by state
Where Hadleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 450 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 225 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 201 | 4.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 185 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 179 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 167 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 158 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 155 | 3.5% |
450 of 4,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Hadleigh appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hadleigh's data
- Hadleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,493 total births) through the 2020s (1,501) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hadleighs (450 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 Hadleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Hadleigh 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.