How Many People Are Named Zaleigha?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Zaleigha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Zaleigha peaked in popularity in 2022 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaleigha 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 Zaleigha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaleigha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2022
11 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaleigha
Zaleigha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaleigha as a female name
Ranked #17,591 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (11 births)
Zaleigha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaleigha span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 27 babies were registered. Zaleigha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zaleigha by Decade
How has Zaleigha 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.
Zaleigha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaleigha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaleigha
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Zaleigha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaleigha?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Zaleigha 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 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaleigha a common name?
Zaleigha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaleigha most popular?
Zaleigha reached peak popularity in 2022, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaleigha is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaleigha a female name?
Zaleigha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaleigha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaleigha Smith, Zaleigha Johnson, Zaleigha 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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