Mayleigh
Girl name · #2405 in 2025 · Uniqueness 54/100
Mayleigh ranks #2405 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 75 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3299, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,000 girls born in 2025 was named Mayleigh.
The 26-year story
Mayleigh first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 75 babies and a rank of #2387. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mayleigh per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mayleigh in class?
Mayleigh scores 54 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Mayleigh is most common
Geography matters for names, and Mayleigh is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Mayleighs were GA (7), TX (7), IN (6), NC (6), FL (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Mayleigh
Statistically, parents drawn to Mayleigh tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Maeleigh, Adaleigh, Raeleigh, Marleigh, and Avaleigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mayleigh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2387 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3277 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2821 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3215 |
| 2020 | 48 | #3221 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2810 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3192 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2015 | 49 | #3299 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3272 |
| 2013 | 44 | #3513 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3523 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3944 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7742 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mayleigh a popular girl name?
Mayleigh ranked #2405 among girls in 2025 with 75 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3299.
When was the name Mayleigh most popular?
Mayleigh peaked in 2025, when 75 American girls received the name (ranked #2387 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mayleigh?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,000 newborn American girls was named Mayleigh. It scores 54/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.