Girls' name · since 1987
Shaleigh
368 babies named Shaleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaleigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 368 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Shaleigh recorded 368 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2016.
- #14,225 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 368 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaleigh ranks #14,225 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 368 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 368
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaleigh's 368 recorded births place it above 80.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaleigh's full recorded timeline at 2002, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2016
- Peak year (2005)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shaleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (157 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Shaleigh's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shaleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 157 births (43% of all-time use).
Shaleigh by state
Where Shaleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 368 births nationwide.
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- Shaleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2010s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Shaleighs (6 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 Shaleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1987–2016 (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 Shaleigh 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.