Girls' name · since 2008
Layleigh
52 babies named Layleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
52 girls have been named Layleigh since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Layleigh recorded 52 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2008 to 2023.
- #34,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layleigh ranks #34,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Layleigh's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Layleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Layleigh's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Layleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Layleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Layleigh's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Layleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Layleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Layleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~15 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, 2008–2023 (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 Layleigh 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.