Girls' name · since 1995
Jaleigha
Jaleigha has 510 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
510 babies have been named Jaleigha since 1995, making it today's #9128 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleigha has been recorded 510 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #9128 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #11,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,128 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 510 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaleigha ranks #11,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 510 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaleigha's 510 recorded births place it above 83.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jaleigha compares
510 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Jaleigha's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaleigha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 510 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaleigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaleigha splits its recorded history at 2012: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jaleigha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (245 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Jaleigha's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jaleigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
245 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 245 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jaleigha 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 Jaleigha's total volume
Jaleigha by state
Where Jaleigha concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
11 of 510 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jaleigha's data
- Jaleigha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (245 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaleighas (11 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 Jaleigha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Jaleigha 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.