Girls' name · since 1998
Jayleigh
1,549 babies named Jayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,145 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,549
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,549 babies have been named Jayleigh since 1998, making it today's #4145 girls' name.
Jayleigh has 1,549 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4145 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #5,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,145 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,549 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayleigh ranks #5,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,145 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,549 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,145 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,549
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayleigh's 1,549 recorded births place it above 92.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jayleigh compares
1,549 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Jayleigh's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,549 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayleigh's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jayleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (813 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Jayleigh's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
439 births
- 2010s
2010s
813 births
- 2020s 283
2020s
283 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 813 births (52% of all-time use).
How Jayleigh 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 Jayleigh's total volume
Jayleigh by state
Where Jayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 188 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 37 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 30 | 1.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.5% |
188 of 1,549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Jayleigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayleigh's data
- Jayleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (813 total births) through the 2020s (283) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jayleighs (188 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Jayleigh 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.