Feminine dossier · first seen 1978

Haleigh

Endangered Down 95.9% from peak
Peak era
2000
Peak births
789
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Haleigh

How many people are named Haleigh?

An estimated 14,017 living Americans are named Haleigh.

How rare is Haleigh?

Haleigh is very rare among babies today, with 32 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.9% from its 2000 peak.

How old is the typical Haleigh?

The median age of a living American named Haleigh is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 30 years old.

Is Haleigh still popular?

No. Haleigh is endangered as a baby name, down 95.9% from its 2000 peak with 32 births in 2025.

Where is Haleigh most common?

Haleigh has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.5× more often than the national baseline.

1978Peak 20002025
peak 2000 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2000
Decline from peak
95.9%
2025
32
All-time
14,284

Haleigh spread fast — broke out in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia (1996) and ran high in 24 states within a decade.

Broke out: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia, 1996 · over-represented in 24 states over 7 years

Alabama: broke out 1996 AL Alaska: never over-represented AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: broke out 1996 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 2000 GA Hawaii: never over-represented HI Idaho: never over-represented ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 1996 IN Iowa: broke out 2003 IA Kansas: broke out 1996 KS Kentucky: broke out 1996 KY Louisiana: broke out 1996 LA Maine: broke out 1996 ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 1996 MS Missouri: broke out 1996 MO Montana: never over-represented MT Nebraska: broke out 1996 NE Nevada: never over-represented NV New Hampshire: broke out 1996 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 2000 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 1996 NC North Dakota: broke out 1996 ND Ohio: broke out 2000 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1996 OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2003 RI South Carolina: broke out 1996 SC South Dakota: never over-represented SD Tennessee: broke out 1996 TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: broke out 2002 VT Virginia: broke out 2000 VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 1996 WV Wisconsin: never over-represented WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY