US rank #7398 Girls' name Peak 2009 915 births

Jaleigh — #7398 US girls' name

915 babies named Jaleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s3842010s3622020s125
#7398
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jaleigh was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

56 babies were named Jaleigh in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 915 babies named Jaleigh between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaleigh currently holds the #7398 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaleigh in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaleigh 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 915 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.

Jaleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

915

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2009

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,398

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
56
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200420001993 9

Jaleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
384 births that decade — 42% of Jaleigh's all-time total
1990s442000s3842010s3622020s125

Jaleigh by state

Where Jaleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
55 6.0%
#2 Louisiana
27 3.0%
#3 Georgia
16 1.7%
#4 Alabama
10 1.1%
#5 North Carolina
10 1.1%
#6 Tennessee
9 1.0%
#7 Florida
6 0.7%
#8 Ohio
6 0.7%
Texas share of Jaleigh's total US births 6.0%
Even split

55 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jaleigh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaleigh?
915 babies have been named Jaleigh since 1993. It currently ranks #7398 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 56 births.
When was Jaleigh most popular?
Jaleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 384 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jaleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Jaleigh are Texas (55 births), Louisiana (27 births), Georgia (16 births).
How long has the name Jaleigh been used?
Jaleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaliyah, Jalisa, Jalyn, Jalynn, 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, 1993–2024 (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.