Avaleigh: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,650

among girls · ↓828 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Avaleigh · -31% vs 2024

How common

1 in 39,202

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2021

98 babies

All-time total

1,207

#6,593 all-time among girls

First recorded

2005

in Social Security records

Avaleigh popularity over time

1,207 babies have been named Avaleigh since 2005, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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2000s	86	9	–	#4,120
2010s	677	68	+687%	#2,099
2020s (to 2025)	444	74	+9%	#1,981

Where Avaleigh is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	38	0.02	outside top 500
2027	35	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

Where Avaleigh is most popular

Girls named Avaleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Avaleigh born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Kentucky	11	0.129	+194%
Tennessee	12	0.076	+73%
Texas	43	0.053	+22%
North Carolina	12	0.053	+20%
Georgia	11	0.048	+11%
Florida	13	0.030	-31%
New Jersey	5	0.028	-37%
Michigan	5	0.027	-37%
Ohio	6	0.025	-42%
New York	5	0.013	-71%
California	8	0.010	-78%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Avaleigh

Avaleigh is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,650 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2005, 1,207 American babies have been named Avaleigh. Its peak came in 2021, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Avaleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avaleigh?

The median living Avaleigh is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 1,200 people named Avaleigh are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Avaleigh year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	41	#3,650
2024	59	#2,822
2023	61	#2,791
2022	96	#2,023
2021	98	#1,981
2020	89	#2,067
2019	87	#2,142
2018	91	#2,099
2017	82	#2,269
2016	63	#2,743
2015	79	#2,342
2014	63	#2,747
2013	59	#2,874
2012	68	#2,635
2011	55	#3,054
2010	30	#4,757
2009	37	#4,120
2008	24	#5,780
2007	7	#14,122
2006	11	#10,001
2005	7	#13,203
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Avaleigh, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Avaleigh?

The median living Avaleigh is about 7 years old. Half of all living Avaleighs are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Avaleigh are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Avaleigh are alive in the United States, based on 1,207 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Avaleigh in 2025?

Avaleigh ranked #3,650 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avaleigh?

1,207 babies have been named Avaleigh in the United States since 2005, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avaleigh most popular?

Avaleigh peaked in 2021, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Avaleigh a boy or girl name?

Avaleigh is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Avaleigh rising or falling?

Avaleigh has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Avaleigh become more popular?

Avaleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Avaleigh in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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