Whitleigh
Girl name · #4707 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
Whitleigh is currently the #4707 girl name in the United States — 29 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 girls born in 2025 was named Whitleigh.
Babies named Whitleigh per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 37-year story
Whitleigh first appears in the Social Security records in 1988, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 29 babies and a rank of #4661. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Whitleigh in class?
Whitleigh scores 48 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 Whitleigh is most common
State-level data for Whitleigh is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Whitleigh
Statistically, parents drawn to Whitleigh tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lynnleigh, Brenleigh, Kaisleigh, Kensleigh, and Berkleigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Whitleigh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4661 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5300 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7631 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7762 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8632 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12362 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10386 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Whitleigh a popular girl name?
Whitleigh ranked #4707 among girls in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Whitleigh most popular?
Whitleigh peaked in 2025, when 29 American girls received the name (ranked #4661 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Whitleigh?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American girls was named Whitleigh. It scores 48/100 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.