US rank #11495 Girls' name Peak 2009 332 births

Halleigh — #11495 US girls' name

332 babies named Halleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1282010s1462020s42
#11495
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Halleigh was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

25 babies were named Halleigh in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Halleigh between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Halleigh currently holds the #11495 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Halleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Halleigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halleigh 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 332 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.

Halleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

332

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2009

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,495

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Halleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
25
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001995 5

Halleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
146 births that decade — 44% of Halleigh's all-time total
1990s162000s1282010s1462020s42

Halleigh by state

Where Halleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Halleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 1.8%
North Carolina share of Halleigh's total US births 1.8%

6 of 332 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halleigh?
332 babies have been named Halleigh since 1995. It currently ranks #11495 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 25 births.
When was Halleigh most popular?
Halleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Halleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Halleigh are North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Halleigh been used?
Halleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Halleigh?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.