Feminine dossier · first seen 1989
Harleigh
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2017
Peak era
2017
Peak births
312
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Harleigh
How many people are named Harleigh?
An estimated 5,211 living Americans are named Harleigh.
How rare is Harleigh?
Harleigh is uncommon among babies today, with 138 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 55.8% from its 2017 peak.
How old is the typical Harleigh?
The median age of a living American named Harleigh is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 20 years old.
Is Harleigh still popular?
Not especially. Harleigh has been declining since its 2017 peak and registered 138 births in 2025.
Where is Harleigh most common?
Harleigh has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1989Peak 20172025
Peak year
2017
Decline from peak
55.8%
2025
138
All-time
5,272
Where it lives now
Harleigh is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 5.1× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Harleigh is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.