Harleigh
Harleigh was the 1534th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 138 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 875th; the most babies were born in 2017 (312). Over the last ten years it has moved down 483 places. More babies were named Harleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,534 girls, down 542 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 138girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017312 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,277babies recorded
Harleigh popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,534 | 138 |
| 2020 | #992 | 257 |
| 2010 | #1,397 | 165 |
| 2000 | #1,764 | 99 |
| 1990 | #7,490 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Harleigh, counting every spelling?
Harleigh has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,414 for girls in 2025, against #1,534 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Harleigh?
138 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harleigh (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harleigh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 61 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harleigh?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Harleigh are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Harleigh a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Harleigh by state
How common Harleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (8.3×), Louisiana (4.9×), Alabama (4.7×), Arkansas (4.2×), Georgia (1.9×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Harleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harleigh
How popular is the name Harleigh?
Harleigh was the 1534th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 138 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 875th; the most babies were born in 2017 (312). Over the last ten years it has moved down 483 places. More babies were named Harleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Harleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Harleigh in the US.
Where is Harleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harleigh was most common in Mississippi (0.94 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.