Girls' name · since 1996
Kaleigha
Kaleigha has 1,017 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaleigha is the #4142 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,017 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleigha has been recorded 1,017 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #4142 nationally and more common than 76% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #7,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,142 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,017 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleigha ranks #7,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,142 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,017 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaleigha's 1,017 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Kaleigha compares
1,017 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
Kaleigha's all-time total is 170% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleigha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,017 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaleigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaleigha's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kaleigha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (532 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Kaleigha's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kaleigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
249 births
- 2010s
2010s
532 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 532 births (52% of all-time use).
How Kaleigha 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 Kaleigha's total volume
Kaleigha by state
Where Kaleigha concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
28 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kaleigha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaleigha's data
- Kaleigha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (532 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kaleighas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kaleigha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kaleigha 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.