Girls' name · since 2000
Maeleigh
883 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.
- #8,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 883
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maeleigh is the #3054 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 883 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maeleigh has been recorded 883 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #3054 nationally and more common than 82% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #8,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,054 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 883 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maeleigh ranks #8,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,054 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 883 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 883
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maeleigh's 883 recorded births place it above 88.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Maeleigh compares
883 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Maeleigh's all-time total is 135% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maeleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 883 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maeleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maeleigh splits its recorded history at 2014: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maeleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Maeleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (469 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Maeleigh's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Maeleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
469 births
- 2020s
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 469 births (53% of all-time use).
How Maeleigh 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 Maeleigh's total volume
Maeleigh by state
Where Maeleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 38 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 30 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.2% |
38 of 883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Maeleigh appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maeleigh's data
- Maeleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (469 total births) through the 2020s (310) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Maeleighs (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Maeleigh
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maeleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Maeleigh 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.