US rank #3307 Girls' name Peak 2016 829 births

Maeleigh — #3307 US girls' name

829 babies named Maeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1042010s4692020s256
#3307
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Maeleigh was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

65 babies were named Maeleigh in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maeleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 829 babies named Maeleigh between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maeleigh currently holds the #3307 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maeleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 469 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maeleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Maeleigh in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maeleigh 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 829 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.

Maeleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

829

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2016

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,307

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
65
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
020406080 202420212018201520122009200620032000 5

Maeleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
469 births that decade — 57% of Maeleigh's all-time total
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Maeleigh by state

Where Maeleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maeleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
33 4.0%
#2 Tennessee
25 3.0%
#3 Texas
23 2.8%
#4 Ohio
20 2.4%
#5 North Carolina
18 2.2%
#6 Alabama
17 2.1%
#7 Mississippi
11 1.3%
#8 Kentucky
10 1.2%
Georgia share of Maeleigh's total US births 4.0%
Even split

33 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Maeleigh appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maeleigh?
829 babies have been named Maeleigh since 2000. It currently ranks #3307 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 65 births.
When was Maeleigh most popular?
Maeleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 469 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Maeleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Maeleigh are Georgia (33 births), Tennessee (25 births), Texas (23 births).
How long has the name Maeleigh been used?
Maeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maeleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mae, Maeve, Maegan, Maelynn, 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, 2000–2024 (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.