How Many People Are Named Harleigh?
An estimated 5,079 people in the United States have the first name Harleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Harleigh peaked in popularity in 2017 with 312 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harleigh 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 Harleigh paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Harleigh is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,079
About 1 in 67,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2017
312 births
Total Registered
5,136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harleigh
Harleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,136 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Harleigh as a male name
Ranked #12,800 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Harleigh as a female name
Ranked #1,481 in 2024
147 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (312 births)
Harleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harleigh span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,389 babies were registered. While Harleigh is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Harleigh by Decade
How has Harleigh 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.
Harleigh by State
Birth registrations for Harleigh span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Louisiana. The lowest are in Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado. On average, about 111 Harleighs were registered per state.
Harleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harleigh
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harleigh?
We estimate approximately 5,079 people named Harleigh 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 67,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Harleigh a common name?
Harleigh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harleigh most popular?
Harleigh reached peak popularity in 2017, when 312 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harleigh is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harleigh a female name?
Harleigh is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harleigh Smith, Harleigh Johnson, Harleigh 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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