Kaleigh

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A few things about Kaleigh you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 28,736 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kaleigh, 56 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kaleigh would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKaleigh first shows up in US birth records in 1980, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 45 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2001, when it ranked #399. Today it's #2,957, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKaleigh was 11× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,659 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 28,736.
• 🍂TrendKaleigh has slipped 1,279 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,957. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKaleigh is most popular in Alabama, where it ranks #716. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.

About the name Kaleigh

Kaleigh is a girl name of American, English and Hawaiian origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-igh”. US birth records list Kaleigh for girls from 1980 to 2025, in 46 of those 46 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #399 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,957, with 56 babies.

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