girl's name
Harleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,368
Northern Ireland
#398
2017 births
Harleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 138 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 312 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,025 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Harleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 498 |
| 2000s | 1,206 |
| 2010s | 2,391 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,177 |
How popular is Harleigh?
In 2025, Harleigh was given to 138 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Harleigh 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 Harleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Harleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Harleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Harleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Harleigh
How popular is the name Harleigh?
In 2025, Harleigh was given to 138 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Harleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Harleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Harleigh most popular?
Harleigh peaked in 2017, when 312 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Harleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Harleigh currently ranks #1,536 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.