Girls' name · since 1986
Hayleigh
5,527 babies named Hayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,813 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,527
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hayleigh is the #4813 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,527 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Hayleigh recorded 5,527 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #4813 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #2,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,813 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,527 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hayleigh ranks #2,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,813 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,527 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,813 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,527
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hayleigh's 5,527 recorded births place it above 96.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hayleigh compares
5,527 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Hayleigh's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 323 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hayleigh splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 323 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hayleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Hayleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,461 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Hayleigh's strongest decade.
2,461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Hayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 818
1990s
818 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,461 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,904 births
- 2020s 303
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,461 births (45% of all-time use).
How Hayleigh 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 Hayleigh's total volume
Hayleigh by state
Where Hayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 403 | 7.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 316 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 295 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 256 | 4.6% |
| #5 | California | | 237 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 236 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 195 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 180 | 3.3% |
403 of 5,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Hayleigh appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hayleigh's data
- Hayleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,461 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 Hayleighs (403 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hayleigh
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Hayleigh 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.