US rank #5493 Girls' name Peak 2024 219 births

Whitleigh — #5493 US girls' name

219 babies named Whitleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s112000s112010s1192020s78
#5493
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Whitleigh was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

23 babies were named Whitleigh in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whitleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Whitleigh between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whitleigh currently holds the #5493 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whitleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Whitleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Whitleigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whitleigh 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 219 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.

Whitleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

219

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2024

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,493

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Whitleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201220001988 6

Whitleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
119 births that decade — 54% of Whitleigh's all-time total
1980s112000s112010s1192020s78

Whitleigh by state

Where Whitleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Whitleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.7%
Texas share of Whitleigh's total US births 2.7%

6 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whitleigh?
219 babies have been named Whitleigh since 1988. It currently ranks #5493 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
When was Whitleigh most popular?
Whitleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Whitleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Whitleigh are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Whitleigh been used?
Whitleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Whitleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Whitney, Whitley, Whittney, Whitlee, 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, 1988–2024 (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.