Recorded 2018–2023 Girls' name Peak 2020 40 births

Waverleigh — girls' name

40 babies named Waverleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s28
2020s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Waverleigh was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8 babies were named Waverleigh in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waverleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Waverleigh between 2018 and 2023, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waverleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waverleigh performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Waverleigh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waverleigh 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 40 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.

Waverleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

40

Since 2018

6 years of records

Peak year

2020

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2018

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2023

Waverleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2018

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 202320222021202020192018 5

Waverleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
28 births that decade — 70% of Waverleigh's all-time total
2010s122020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waverleigh?
40 babies have been named Waverleigh since 2018. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Waverleigh most popular?
Waverleigh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Waverleigh been used?
Waverleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Waverleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waverly, Wava, Wavie, Waverley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2018–2023 (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.