How Many People Are Named Hayleigh?
An estimated 5,417 people in the United States have the first name Hayleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Hayleigh peaked in popularity in 2010 with 323 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hayleigh 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 Hayleigh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,417
About 1 in 63,274 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2010
323 births
Total Registered
5,497
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hayleigh
Hayleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,497 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hayleigh as a female name
Ranked #3,595 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (323 births)
Hayleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hayleigh span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,460 babies were registered. Hayleigh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hayleigh by Decade
How has Hayleigh 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.
Hayleigh by State
Birth registrations for Hayleigh span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Ohio. The lowest are in Oregon, Nevada, Arkansas. On average, about 108 Hayleighs were registered per state.
Hayleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hayleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hayleigh
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Hayleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hayleigh?
We estimate approximately 5,417 people named Hayleigh 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 63,274 Americans share this first name.
Is Hayleigh a common name?
Hayleigh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,497 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hayleigh most popular?
Hayleigh reached peak popularity in 2010, when 323 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hayleigh is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hayleigh a female name?
Hayleigh is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hayleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hayleigh Smith, Hayleigh Johnson, Hayleigh 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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