The first name Kaleigh
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Variant of Kaylee.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kaleigh last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 9 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 13 births (#1,364).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kaleigh with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kaleigh at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 56 girls born in the United States were named Kaleigh, the 2,973rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 729 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kaleigh
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kaleigh GilchristAmerican water polo player, born 1992
- Kaleigh RafterCanadian softball player, born 1986
Questions
- What does the name Kaleigh mean?
- Variant of Kaylee.
- How popular is the name Kaleigh?
- In 2010, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Kaleigh, ranking 2,589th. Its peak was 1996, with 13 births.
- Is Kaleigh a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 16,250 US babies named Kaleigh since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kaleigh most popular?
- 2001 in the United States, when 729 babies were named Kaleigh, its highest rank at 399th.