Girls' name · since 2000

Jaeleigh

366 babies named Jaeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,259 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,645 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
366
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Jaeleigh is the #8645 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 366 recorded since 2000.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaeleigh has been recorded 366 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #8645 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #14,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,645 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 366 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaeleigh ranks #14,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,645 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 366 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,259 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,645 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
366
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%50%
Jaeleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaeleigh's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Jaeleigh compares

366 49th percentile among 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

Jaeleigh's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaeleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 366 376 567,345
Peak-year births 22 21 19,840

Jaeleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jaeleigh's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jaeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
22
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0510152025 20002004200820122016202020242025 12

Jaeleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (176 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Jaeleigh's strongest decade.

176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Jaeleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 176 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Jaeleigh by state

Where Jaeleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaeleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Jaeleigh's total US births 1.4%

5 of 366 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaeleigh?
Jaeleigh has been given to 366 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,259 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #8,645 of 17,297. 22 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Jaeleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaeleigh ranks #14,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,645 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaeleigh most popular?
Jaeleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Jaeleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Jaeleigh are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jaeleigh been used?
Jaeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaeleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaelyn, Jaelynn, Jael, Jaela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jaeleigh's data

  • Jaeleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (176 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Jaeleighs (5 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.

Keep exploring Jaeleigh

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaeleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Jaeleigh 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.