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Aleigh

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Aleigh has been given to about 668 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 662
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aleigh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 36
  • Born in 20255
  • All time668

How popular is Aleigh?

Its best year was 2012, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 4123rd. The typical living American called Aleigh is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Aleigh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaleigh0.86
  2. Haleigh0.86
  3. Raleigh0.86
  4. Caleigh0.86
  5. Leigh0.78
  6. Kayleigh0.77
  7. Ashleigh0.77
  8. Carleigh0.77

Middle names for Aleigh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aleigh Eve0.80
  2. Aleigh Elizabeth0.78
  3. Aleigh Catherine0.78
  4. Aleigh Josephine0.78
  5. Aleigh Rose0.77
  6. Aleigh Marie0.77

Sibling names for Aleigh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.81
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  3. Tracebrother · 0.80
  4. Isabelasister · 0.80
  5. Yarelisister · 0.80
  6. Brayanbrother · 0.80

Where Aleigh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Aleigh Reyes0.72
    2. Aleigh Nguyen0.72
    3. Aleigh Moore0.72
    4. Aleigh Lee0.72
    5. Aleigh Green0.72
    6. Aleigh Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Aleigh

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.