Hayleigh
Hayleigh was the 4803rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 832nd with 323 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,500 places. More babies were named Hayleigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,803 girls, down 2,195 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010323 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,527babies recorded
Hayleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,803 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,608 | 65 |
| 2010 | #832 | 323 |
| 2000 | #1,049 | 198 |
| 1990 | #7,029 | 12 |
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How popular is Hayleigh, counting every spelling?
Hayleigh is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayleigh | 28 | #4,803 | 238 |
| Haileigh | 5 | #15,729 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hayleigh?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hayleigh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hayleigh 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hayleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hayleigh?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Hayleigh are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 24. That makes Hayleigh mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Hayleigh by state
How common Hayleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Hayleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hayleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hayleigh
How popular is the name Hayleigh?
Hayleigh was the 4803rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 832nd with 323 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,500 places. More babies were named Hayleigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Hayleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hayleigh in the US.
Where is Hayleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hayleigh was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Florida.