Harleigh

Harleigh was the #1,534 girls' name in the US in 2025 (138 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales.

Harleigh as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Harleigh as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Harleigh as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,534 (138)#2,138 (13)————
2024#1,484 (147)#1,672 (18)———#3,383 (5)
2023#1,264 (182)#1,255 (26)#630 (4)—#856 (3)#3,290 (5)
2022#1,089 (229)#1,081 (31)#760 (3)—#747 (4)#1,854 (11)
2021#1,127 (219)#1,069 (32)#558 (5)—#764 (4)#2,893 (6)
2020#992 (257)#916 (39)#399 (8)—#544 (6)#1,428 (16)
2019#930 (284)#806 (46)#406 (8)—#551 (6)#1,533 (15)
2018#874 (310)#864 (43)#376 (9)——#1,741 (12)
2017#877 (312)#624 (67)#409 (8)#355 (4)#524 (7)#1,230 (20)
2016#949 (288)#1,211 (28)#502 (6)——#2,040 (10)
2015#1,049 (251)#1,088 (32)#566 (5)——#2,011 (10)
2014#1,205 (202)#1,367 (23)#537 (6)——#2,905 (6)
2013#1,190 (202)#1,128 (31)#663 (4)——#1,792 (12)
2012#1,196 (206)#1,253 (26)———#3,334 (5)
2011#1,348 (171)#1,225 (26)———#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #874.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1989.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Harleigh is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Harleigh by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: #863MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #477LAMississippi: #270MSAlabama: #436ALGeorgia: #915GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Harleigh (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HarleighCanadaGirls—too few
HarleighEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
HarleighEngland & WalesBoys—too few
HarleighIrelandGirls—too few
HarleighNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HarleighScotlandGirls—too few
HarleighUSGirls#1,534138
HarleighUSBoys—too few