girl's name
Haleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,790
Ireland
#593
1998 births
Haleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 789 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Haleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 538 |
| 1990s | 5,025 |
| 2000s | 6,046 |
| 2010s | 2,376 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 303 |
How popular is Haleigh?
In 2025, Haleigh was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Haleigh is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Haleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Haleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Haleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Haleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Haleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Haleigh
How popular is the name Haleigh?
In 2025, Haleigh was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Haleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Haleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Haleigh most popular?
Haleigh peaked in 2000, when 789 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Haleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Haleigh currently ranks #4,432 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.