Girls' name · since 1988

Wesleigh

376 babies named Wesleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,048 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,202 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
376
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade

Wesleigh currently ranks #6202 among girls' names in America, with 376 babies recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesleigh has been recorded 376 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #6202 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.

  • #14,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 376 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesleigh ranks #14,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 376 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#14,048 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,202 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
376
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.1%
Wesleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Wesleigh's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Wesleigh compares

376 49th percentile among 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

Wesleigh's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Wesleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 376 376 567,345
Peak-year births 32 21 19,840

Wesleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Wesleigh's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Wesleigh popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
32
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
010203040 19881994199920092013201720212025 19

Wesleigh popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Wesleigh as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1993 5

Wesleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Wesleigh's strongest decade.

158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Wesleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wesleigh?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 376 babies named Wesleigh. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,048 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,202 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 32 births.
Where does Wesleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesleigh ranks #14,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wesleigh most popular?
Wesleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Wesleigh been used?
Records for Wesleigh go back to 1988, giving 38 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wesleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wesley, Weslie, Weslyn, Weslynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Wesleigh's data

  • Wesleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wesleigh

Nearby Names Like Wesleigh

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wesleigh

Names with a similar popularity rank to Wesleigh

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wesleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2025 (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 Wesleigh 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.