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Caleigh

100% girls · 44 born in 2025

Caleigh has been given to about 5,768 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,719
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Caleigh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 322
  • Born in 202544
  • All time5,768

How popular is Caleigh?

Its best year was 1999, when 322 babies were given the name, ranking 703rd. The typical living American called Caleigh is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Caleigh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaleigh0.97
  2. Carleigh0.88
  3. Kayleigh0.86
  4. Haleigh0.86
  5. Raleigh0.86
  6. Karleigh0.86
  7. Kyleigh0.78
  8. Marleigh0.77

Middle names for Caleigh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Caleigh Anne0.81
  2. Caleigh Eve0.80
  3. Caleigh Elizabeth0.78
  4. Caleigh Josephine0.78
  5. Caleigh Rose0.77
  6. Caleigh Marie0.77

Sibling names for Caleigh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.93
  2. Palomasister · 0.93
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  4. Hallesister · 0.92
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.92
  6. Hanasister · 0.91

Where Caleigh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Caleigh Anderson0.77
  2. Caleigh Reyes0.72
  3. Caleigh Nguyen0.72
  4. Caleigh Moore0.72
  5. Caleigh Lee0.72
  6. Caleigh Green0.72

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 Caleigh

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Caleigh across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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