Mayleigh
Mayleigh was the 2400th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 929 places. More babies were named Mayleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,400 girls, up 859 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202575 babies
- Total since 1880
- 892babies recorded
Mayleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,400 | 75 |
| 2020 | #3,259 | 48 |
| 2010 | #4,820 | 30 |
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How popular is Mayleigh, counting every spelling?
Mayleigh is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,467 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,400 for Mayleigh on its own. Together these spellings went to 129 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayleigh | 75 | #2,400 | 282 |
| Maeleigh | 54 | #3,055 | 266 |
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 Mayleigh?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mayleigh (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mayleigh 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 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mayleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mayleigh?
About 900 people born in the US named Mayleigh are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Mayleigh 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.
Mayleigh by state
How common Mayleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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 Mayleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mayleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mayleigh
How popular is the name Mayleigh?
Mayleigh was the 2400th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 929 places. More babies were named Mayleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mayleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mayleigh in the US.
Where is Mayleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mayleigh was most common in Mississippi (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Kentucky.