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Aleigha

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Aleigha: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1628 to #5891.20022007201220172024#1628#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1998#3142
1999#3900
2001#2226
2002#1658
2003#1996
2004#2530
2005#2970
2006#1983
2007#2085
2008#1914
2009#2535
2010#2392
2011#1903
2012#1991
2013#1956
2014#1628
2015#2070
2016#2966
2017#2201
2018#4684
2019#3151
2020#2615
2023#5687
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

In 2017: #432 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2201 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #432 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Aleigha's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#26159HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#207013HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#162818HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#195614HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#199114HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#190314HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#25359HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#191413HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#208511HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#198311HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#29706HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#25307HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#165811HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Aleigha is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Aleigha, between 1996 and 2025, in 26 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2014Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: highest position in 201719962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202425#1628 in 2014
Republic of Ireland2013–20252#885 in 2025
Northern Ireland20171#432 in 2017

Its high point came 11 years earlier in England and Wales (2014) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

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What is known about Aleigha

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #432 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.