Girls' name · since 1996
Taleigha
Taleigha has 386 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,452 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taleigha is the #10452 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 386 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Taleigha recorded 386 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #10452 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #13,812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,452 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 386 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taleigha ranks #13,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,452 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 386 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,452 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taleigha's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Taleigha compares
386 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Taleigha's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taleigha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 386 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taleigha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taleigha's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Taleigha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (155 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Taleigha's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Taleigha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 155 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Taleigha's data
- Taleigha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taleigha: 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, 1996–2025 (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 Taleigha 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.