US rank #6767 Girls' name Peak 2012 497 births

Jaleigha — #6767 US girls' name

497 babies named Jaleigha in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1382010s2452020s98
#6767
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jaleigha was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jaleigha in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaleigha

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Jaleigha between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaleigha currently holds the #6767 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaleigha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaleigha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaleigha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaleigha 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 497 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.

Jaleigha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

497

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,767

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaleigha popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
32
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419981995 6

Jaleigha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
245 births that decade — 49% of Jaleigha's all-time total
1990s162000s1382010s2452020s98

Jaleigha by state

Where Jaleigha concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaleigha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.2%
Texas share of Jaleigha's total US births 2.2%

11 of 497 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaleigha?
497 babies have been named Jaleigha since 1995. It currently ranks #6767 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 32 births.
When was Jaleigha most popular?
Jaleigha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 245 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Jaleigha most popular?
The top states for the name Jaleigha are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Jaleigha been used?
Jaleigha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaleigha?
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, 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.