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Kaleigh

Girl

Meaning of Kaleigh: English: 'slender or laurel'

Kaleigh is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2853rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2853

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

16,250

First recorded 1980 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 83 babies1986: 288 babies1987: 290 babies1988: 326 babies1989: 349 babies1990: 448 babies19901991: 438 babies1992: 577 babies1993: 463 babies1994: 520 babies1995: 515 babies1996: 499 babies1997: 538 babies1998: 625 babies1999: 647 babies2000: 683 babies20002001: 729 babies2002: 670 babies2003: 668 babies2004: 647 babies2005: 675 babies2006: 636 babies2007: 571 babies2008: 534 babies2009: 479 babies2010: 503 babies20102011: 408 babies2012: 337 babies2013: 305 babies2014: 303 babies2015: 251 babies2016: 183 babies2017: 174 babies2018: 171 babies2019: 152 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 108 babies2022: 78 babies2023: 78 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Kaleigh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 729.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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