US rank #3306 Girls' name Peak 2018 817 births

Mayleigh — #3306 US girls' name

817 babies named Mayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1022010s4552020s255
#3306
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Mayleigh was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

60 babies were named Mayleigh in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 817 babies named Mayleigh between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayleigh currently holds the #3306 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 455 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mayleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Mayleigh in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayleigh 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 817 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.

Mayleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

817

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2018

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,306

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mayleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
60
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080 202420212018201520122009200620011999 5

Mayleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
455 births that decade — 56% of Mayleigh's all-time total
1990s52000s1022010s4552020s255

Mayleigh by state

Where Mayleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mayleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
42 5.1%
#2 Georgia
22 2.7%
#3 Kentucky
21 2.6%
#4 Mississippi
20 2.4%
#5 Tennessee
19 2.3%
#6 Indiana
11 1.3%
#7 North Carolina
11 1.3%
#8 Alabama
6 0.7%
Texas share of Mayleigh's total US births 5.1%
Even split

42 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mayleigh appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayleigh?
817 babies have been named Mayleigh since 1999. It currently ranks #3306 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 60 births.
When was Mayleigh most popular?
Mayleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 455 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Mayleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Mayleigh are Texas (42 births), Georgia (22 births), Kentucky (21 births).
How long has the name Mayleigh been used?
Mayleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mayleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, 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, 1999–2024 (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.