How Many People Are Named Taleigha?
An estimated 373 people in the United States have the first name Taleigha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Taleigha peaked in popularity in 2005 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taleigha 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 Taleigha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
373
About 1 in 918,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2005
24 births
Total Registered
377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taleigha
Taleigha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 377 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taleigha as a female name
Ranked #12,003 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (24 births)
Taleigha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taleigha span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 155 babies were registered. While Taleigha is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Taleigha by Decade
How has Taleigha 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.
Taleigha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taleigha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taleigha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taleigha?
We estimate approximately 373 people named Taleigha 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 918,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Taleigha a common name?
Taleigha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taleigha most popular?
Taleigha reached peak popularity in 2005, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taleigha is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taleigha a female name?
Taleigha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taleigha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taleigha Smith, Taleigha Johnson, Taleigha 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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