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Harleigh

100% girls · 138 born in 2025

Harleigh has been given to about 5,277 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,243
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Harleigh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 312
  • Born in 2025138
  • All time5,277
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Harleigh?

Its best year was 2017, when 312 babies were given the name, ranking 878th. The typical living American called Harleigh is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Harleigh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Charleigh0.90
  2. Haleigh0.88
  3. Carleigh0.88
  4. Marleigh0.88
  5. Hayleigh0.88
  6. Karleigh0.88
  7. Hadleigh0.88
  8. Harley0.78

Middle names for Harleigh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Harleigh Anne0.81
  2. Harleigh Eve0.80
  3. Harleigh Elizabeth0.78
  4. Harleigh Catherine0.78
  5. Harleigh Josephine0.78
  6. Harleigh Rose0.77

Sibling names for Harleigh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.97
  3. Keziahsister · 0.97
  4. Magnusbrother · 0.97
  5. Ayaneither · 0.97
  6. Elinasister · 0.96

Where Harleigh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.05%
  2. Alabama0.03%
  3. Louisiana0.03%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Harleigh 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.