Girls' name · since 1978
Haleigh
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 14,284 babies named Haleigh, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,284
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
14,284 babies have been named Haleigh since 1978, making it today's #4399 girls' name.
Haleigh has 14,284 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4399 as of the latest data, more common than 75% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #1,325 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,399 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,284 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haleigh ranks #1,325 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,399 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,284 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,284
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haleigh's 14,284 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haleigh compares
14,284 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Haleigh's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 789 | 21 | 19,840 |
Haleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Haleigh's full recorded timeline at 2003, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 789 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Haleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 789
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Haleigh popularity over time - boys
9 total births recorded since 2004 (Haleigh as boys' name)
Haleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,037 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Haleigh's strongest decade.
6,037 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Haleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 538
1980s
538 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,025 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,037 births
- 2010s 2,376
2010s
2,376 births
- 2020s 303
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,037 births (42% of all-time use).
How Haleigh 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 Haleigh's total volume
Haleigh by state
Where Haleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,342 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 776 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 723 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 680 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 674 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 604 | 4.2% |
| #7 | California | | 580 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 489 | 3.4% |
1,342 of 14,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Haleigh appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haleigh's data
- Haleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,037 total births); usage has since declined to 303 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Haleighs (1,342 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 Haleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Haleigh 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.