Girls' name · since 2005
Zaleigh
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Zaleigh, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 221
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
221 babies have been named Zaleigh since 2005, making it today's #14168 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zaleigh recorded 221 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #14168 nationally today, ahead of 18% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #18,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,168 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 221 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaleigh ranks #18,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,168 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 221 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 221
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaleigh's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zaleigh compares
221 39th 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
Zaleigh's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 221 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaleigh's full recorded timeline at 2016, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zaleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Zaleigh's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zaleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (56% of all-time use).
Zaleigh by state
Where Zaleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.7% |
6 of 221 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zaleigh's data
- Zaleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaleighs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaleigh: 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 (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Zaleigh 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.