Name Legacy

Baleigh

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Baleigh was most popular in 1999, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,897 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,901 people named Baleigh.

Most popular in1999
Rank that year#2,897
Births that year98
Total since 18801,901
Given to100% girls

Baleigh over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Baleigh’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Baleigh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Baleigh is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,901 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Baleigh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org