US rank #16089 Girls' name Peak 2005 111 births

Taleigh — #16089 US girls' name

111 babies named Taleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s372010s452020s21
#16089
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Taleigh was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

10 babies were named Taleigh in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Taleigh between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taleigh currently holds the #16089 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taleigh 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 111 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.

Taleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

111

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2005

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,089

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 2024202020162013200820041997 8

Taleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45 births that decade — 41% of Taleigh's all-time total
1990s82000s372010s452020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taleigh?
111 babies have been named Taleigh since 1997. It currently ranks #16089 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 10 births.
When was Taleigh most popular?
Taleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Taleigh been used?
Taleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Talia, Taliyah, Tallulah, Talitha, 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, 1997–2024 (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.