US rank #10528 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,828 births

Haileigh — #10528 US girls' name

1,828 babies named Haileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s3342000s9652010s4562020s65
#10528
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Haileigh was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

115 babies were named Haileigh in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haileigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,828 babies named Haileigh between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Haileigh currently holds the #10528 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 115 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haileigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 965 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haileigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Haileigh in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haileigh 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 1,828 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.

Haileigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,828

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2002

115 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,528

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Haileigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
115
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941989 8

Haileigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
965 births that decade — 53% of Haileigh's all-time total
1980s81990s3342000s9652010s4562020s65

Haileigh by state

Where Haileigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Haileigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
106 5.8%
#2 Florida
76 4.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
55 3.0%
#4 Michigan
47 2.6%
#5 California
44 2.4%
#6 New York
38 2.1%
#7 Ohio
33 1.8%
#8 North Carolina
26 1.4%
Texas share of Haileigh's total US births 5.8%
Even split

106 of 1,828 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Haileigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haileigh?
1,828 babies have been named Haileigh since 1989. It currently ranks #10528 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 115 births.
When was Haileigh most popular?
Haileigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 965 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Haileigh most popular?
The top states for the name Haileigh are Texas (106 births), Florida (76 births), Pennsylvania (55 births).
How long has the name Haileigh been used?
Haileigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Haileigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hailey, Hailee, Hailie, Haisley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.