Girls' name · since 2000
Maleigh
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Maleigh, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleigh currently ranks #15878 among girls' names in America, with 246 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleigh has been recorded 246 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #15878 nationally and more common than 8% 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.
- #17,758 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,878 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 246 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleigh ranks #17,758 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,878 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 246 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleigh's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Maleigh compares
246 41st percentile among 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
Maleigh's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 246 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleigh splits its recorded history at 2012: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Maleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Maleigh's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (45% of all-time use).
Maleigh by state
Where Maleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 246 births nationwide.
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- Maleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Maleighs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maleigh: 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 Maleigh 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.