Arleigh
The Story of Arleigh
As a girl name
Arleigh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 43 Arleighs were born — ranking #3,550 that year. As of 2026, Arleigh ranks #4,652 for girls with 29 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 749 Arleighs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arleigh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 23 Arleighs were born — ranking #1,588 that year. As of 2026, Arleigh ranks #10,812 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 517 Arleighs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arleigh
Arleigh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 749 births in the dataset. Arleigh's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,550. Use the chart and map above to compare Arleigh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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