Girls' name · since 1993
Jaleigh
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 932 babies named Jaleigh, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,685 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 932
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaleigh currently ranks #6685 among girls' names in America, with 932 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleigh has been recorded 932 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #6685 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,685 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 932 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleigh ranks #7,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,685 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 932 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,685 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 932
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaleigh's 932 recorded births place it above 89.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaleigh compares
932 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Jaleigh's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 932 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaleigh's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jaleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (384 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jaleigh's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jaleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
384 births
- 2010s
2010s
362 births
- 2020s 142
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 384 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jaleigh 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 Jaleigh's total volume
Jaleigh by state
Where Jaleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 9 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
55 of 932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jaleigh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaleigh's data
- Jaleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (384 total births) through the 2020s (142) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaleighs (55 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Jaleigh 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.