Feminine dossier · first seen 1986
Hayleigh
Endangered
Down 91.3% from peak
Peak era
2010
Peak births
323
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Hayleigh
How many people are named Hayleigh?
An estimated 5,448 living Americans are named Hayleigh.
How rare is Hayleigh?
Hayleigh is very rare among babies today, with 28 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.3% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Hayleigh?
The median age of a living American named Hayleigh is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 24 years old.
Is Hayleigh still popular?
No. Hayleigh is endangered as a baby name, down 91.3% from its 2010 peak with 28 births in 2025.
Where is Hayleigh most common?
Hayleigh has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1986Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
91.3%
2025
28
All-time
5,527
Where it lives now
Hayleigh is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Hayleigh is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.