Girls' name · since 1999
Mayleigh
892 babies named Mayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 892
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
892 babies have been named Mayleigh since 1999, making it today's #2405 girls' name.
Mayleigh has 892 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2405 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #8,119 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,405 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 892 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayleigh ranks #8,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,405 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 892 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 892
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mayleigh's 892 recorded births place it above 88.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mayleigh compares
892 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
Mayleigh's all-time total is 137% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 892 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mayleigh's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mayleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Mayleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (455 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Mayleigh's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Mayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
455 births
- 2020s
2020s
330 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 455 births (51% of all-time use).
How Mayleigh 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 Mayleigh's total volume
Mayleigh by state
Where Mayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 29 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 19 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
49 of 892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Mayleigh appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mayleigh's data
- Mayleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (455 total births) through the 2020s (330) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mayleighs (49 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 Mayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Mayleigh 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.