US rank #4683 Girls' name Peak 2017 1,007 births

Joleigh — #4683 US girls' name

1,007 babies named Joleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s111990s452000s3072010s4552020s179
#4683
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Joleigh was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

60 babies were named Joleigh in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,007 babies named Joleigh between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joleigh currently holds the #4683 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 455 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Joleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Joleigh in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joleigh 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 1,007 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.

Joleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,007

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2017

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,683

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
60
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919911970 5

Joleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
455 births that decade — 45% of Joleigh's all-time total
1970s101980s111990s452000s3072010s4552020s179

Joleigh by state

Where Joleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Joleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
95 9.4%
#2 Louisiana
25 2.5%
#3 Georgia
22 2.2%
#4 Florida
10 1.0%
#5 North Carolina
6 0.6%
#6 Alabama
5 0.5%
Texas share of Joleigh's total US births 9.4%
Even split

95 of 1,007 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joleigh?
1,007 babies have been named Joleigh since 1970. It currently ranks #4683 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 60 births.
When was Joleigh most popular?
Joleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 455 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Joleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Joleigh are Texas (95 births), Louisiana (25 births), Georgia (22 births).
How long has the name Joleigh been used?
Joleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jolene, Jolie, Joleen, Jolynn, 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, 1970–2024 (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.