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
Wesleigh's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2021)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #6202 among girls.
376 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 32 births in a single year.
Wesleigh popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Wesleigh as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Wesleigh accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (42% of all-time use).
Wesleigh decade highlights
- Peak decade 158 births
- Runner-up 139 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~37 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, 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.
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