Tools / Baby names / K

Kaleigha

Girl

Meaning of Kaleigha: Scottish: 'slender'

Kaleigha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3939th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3939

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

—

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,017

First recorded 1996 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 31 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 58 babies2010: 67 babies20102011: 65 babies2012: 60 babies2013: 51 babies2014: 50 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 55 babies2017: 35 babies2018: 49 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 48 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Kaleigha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 67.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More Scottish girls' names

Other names starting with K