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Girl name

Shaleigh

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Shaleigh has been given to about 368 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 364
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaleigh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time368

How popular is Shaleigh?

Its best year was 2005, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 5970th. The typical living American called Shaleigh is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Shaleigh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Haleigh0.88
  2. Charleigh0.80
  3. Ashleigh0.77
  4. Kaleigh0.77
  5. Raleigh0.77
  6. Caleigh0.77
  7. Hayleigh0.77
  8. Harleigh0.77

Middle names for Shaleigh

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

Sibling names for Shaleigh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.74
  2. Nikolasbrother · 0.73
  3. Jazminsister · 0.73
  4. Kianasister · 0.72
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.72
  6. Tracebrother · 0.71

Where Shaleigh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.