Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1998
Haleah
Haleah has 41 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16180
- among girls today
- 41
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
41 babies have been named Haleah since 1998, making it today's #16180 girls' name.
Haleah has 41 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16180 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #16180 among girls today
- 41 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Haleah is currently the #16180 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 41 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16180
- among girls today
- 41
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Haleah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16180
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Haleah was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
7 babies were named Haleah in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
How Haleah compares
41 13th percentile among 17,726 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
Haleah's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haleah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Haleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haleah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haleah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2003
Current rank
#16,180
Active since
1998
Haleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Haleah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Haleah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Haleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Haleah? ▼
Since 1998, Social Security records show 41 babies named Haleah. Today it holds rank #16180 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 7 births.
When was Haleah most popular? ▼
Haleah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Haleah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Haleah since 1998 -- 27 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Haleah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haley, Hallie, Halle, Haleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Haleah's data
- Haleah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Haleah
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Halie Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Haleah: #16180 Girls' Name - 41 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/haleah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Haleah 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 June 2026.