Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Harleigh

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,534 Trend ↓ Falling 43%
Rank 2025
#1,534
among girls · ↓49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
138
named Harleigh · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,647
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
312 babies
All-time total
5,277
#2,480 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Harleigh popularity over time

5,277 babies have been named Harleigh since 1989, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #13,089
1990s 498 – 498 50 +9860% #1,698
2000s 1,206 – 1,206 121 +142% #1,398
2010s 2,391 – 2,391 239 +98% #875
2020s (to 2025) 1,172 5 1,177 196 -18% #992

Where Harleigh 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 126 0.08 outside top 500
2027 116 0.07 outside top 500
2028 108 0.07 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 97 0.06 outside top 500

Where Harleigh is most popular

Girls named Harleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.113 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Harleigh 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
Mississippi 44 0.941 +734%
Louisiana 48 0.548 +386%
Alabama 50 0.533 +372%
Arkansas 25 0.473 +319%
Georgia 48 0.211 +87%
South Carolina 18 0.200 +78%
Tennessee 31 0.196 +74%
Virginia 32 0.188 +66%
Ohio 44 0.185 +64%
Michigan 33 0.181 +61%
North Carolina 41 0.180 +60%
Kentucky 15 0.175 +56%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 +20%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 -6%
Maryland 11 0.104 -8%
Texas 81 0.101 -11%
Indiana 14 0.100 -12%
Florida 41 0.096 -15%
New York 23 0.058 -49%
Missouri 6 0.050 -56%
Colorado 5 0.045 -60%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -66%
Arizona 5 0.036 -68%
Washington 5 0.035 -69%
California 29 0.034 -69%
Illinois 6 0.026 -77%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Harleigh

Harleigh is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,534 in 2025 with 138 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 5,277 American babies have been named Harleigh. Its peak came in 2017, when 312 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Harleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Harleigh?

The median living Harleigh is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 19. An estimated 5,200 people named Harleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Harleigh year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 138 #1,534 – –
2024 147 #1,485 – –
2023 182 #1,265 – –
2022 229 #1,092 – –
2021 219 #1,128 5 #12,806
2020 257 #992 – –
2019 284 #931 – –
2018 310 #875 – –
2017 312 #878 – –
2016 288 #950 – –
2015 251 #1,051 – –
2014 202 #1,209 – –
2013 202 #1,190 – –
2012 206 #1,196 – –
2011 171 #1,351 – –
2010 165 #1,397 – –
2009 141 #1,597 – –
2008 128 #1,735 – –
2007 108 #1,914 – –
2006 117 #1,776 – –
2005 121 #1,649 – –
2004 149 #1,398 – –
2003 114 #1,682 – –
2002 123 #1,538 – –
2001 106 #1,707 – –
2000 99 #1,764 – –
1995 62 #2,166 – –
1990 11 #7,490 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Harleigh?

The median living Harleigh is about 11 years old. Half of all living Harleighs are between 6 and 19 years old.

How many people named Harleigh are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Harleigh are alive in the United States, based on 5,277 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Harleigh in 2025?

Harleigh ranked #1,534 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 138 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harleigh?

5,277 babies have been named Harleigh in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harleigh most popular?

Harleigh peaked in 2017, when 312 newborns received the name.

Is Harleigh a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Harleigh rising or falling?

Harleigh is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Harleigh become more popular?

Harleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 97 girls named Harleigh 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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