Baleigh Girl
How popular is Baleigh?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Baleigh in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
1,883living people named Baleigh (est.)
21median age of people named Baleigh
1,901babies named Baleigh since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Baleigh popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 770 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,649 in 2015, #3,914 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (98 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,676 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1988 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Baleigh counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bailey family of names ranked #157 for girls in 2025 (#140 the year before), with 2,141 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey | 1,446 | 68% |
| Baylee | 248 | 12% |
| Bailee | 227 | 11% |
| Bayleigh | 78 | 4% |
| Baileigh | 39 | 2% |
| Bayley | 31 | 1% |
| Baylie | 28 | 1% |
| Baleigh | 12 | 1% |
| Bali | 14 | 1% |
| Baily | 8 | 0% |
| Bailie | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Baleigh by decade
Girl names about as popular as Baleigh
Questions
- Is Baleigh a boy or girl name?
- Baleigh is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Baleigh were girls.
- How popular is the name Baleigh?
- 12 baby girls were named Baleigh in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Baleigh most popular?
- Baleigh peaked in 1999, when 98 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,676 in 1999.
- How many people are named Baleigh?
- 1,901 babies have been named Baleigh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,883 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.