How Many People Are Named Baleigh?
An estimated 1,857 people in the United States have the first name Baleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Baleigh peaked in popularity in 1999 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baleigh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Baleigh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,857
About 1 in 184,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1999
98 births
Total Registered
1,889
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baleigh
Baleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,889 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Baleigh as a female name
Ranked #7,626 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (98 births)
Baleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baleigh span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 738 babies were registered. Baleigh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Baleigh by Decade
How has Baleigh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Baleigh by State
Birth registrations for Baleigh span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in New York, Kansas, Arkansas. On average, about 45 Baleighs were registered per state.
Baleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Baleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baleigh?
We estimate approximately 1,857 people named Baleigh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 184,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Baleigh a common name?
Baleigh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,889 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baleigh most popular?
Baleigh reached peak popularity in 1999, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baleigh is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baleigh a female name?
Baleigh is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baleigh Smith, Baleigh Johnson, Baleigh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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