Girls' name · since 1985
Marleigh
6,111 babies named Marleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,111
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marleigh currently ranks #977 among girls' names in America, with 6,111 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marleigh has been recorded 6,111 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #977 nationally and more common than 94% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #2,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #977 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,111 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marleigh ranks #2,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #977 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,111 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,111
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marleigh's 6,111 recorded births place it above 96.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Marleigh compares
6,111 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Marleigh's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,111 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 419 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marleigh's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 419, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 419
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Marleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,651 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Marleigh's strongest decade.
2,651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Marleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 264
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,099 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,651 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,060 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,651 births (43% of all-time use).
How Marleigh 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 Marleigh's total volume
Marleigh by state
Where Marleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 430 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 378 | 6.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 297 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 282 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 271 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 264 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 248 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 235 | 3.8% |
430 of 6,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Marleigh appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marleigh's data
- Marleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,651 total births) through the 2020s (2,060) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Marleighs (430 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Marleigh 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.