Girls' name · since 1970
Joleigh
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,029 babies named Joleigh, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,172 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,029
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joleigh is the #6172 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,029 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Joleigh recorded 1,029 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #6172 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,376 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,172 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,029 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joleigh ranks #7,376 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,172 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,029 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,172 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,029
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joleigh's 1,029 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Joleigh compares
1,029 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Joleigh's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,029 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joleigh's full recorded timeline at 2008, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Joleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (456 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Joleigh's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Joleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s
2010s
456 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 456 births (44% of all-time use).
How Joleigh 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 Joleigh's total volume
Joleigh by state
Where Joleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 95 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
95 of 1,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Joleigh's data
- Joleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (456 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Joleighs (95 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 Joleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Joleigh 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.