Carleigh
Carleigh was the 2588th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 925th with 280 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,496 places. More babies were named Carleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,588 girls, down 818 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010280 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,114babies recorded
Carleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,588 | 67 |
| 2020 | #1,770 | 112 |
| 2010 | #925 | 280 |
| 2000 | #1,094 | 188 |
| 1990 | #2,179 | 59 |
| 1980 | #6,865 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carleigh, counting every spelling?
Carleigh is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,618 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,588 for Carleigh on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleigh | 67 | #2,588 | 421 |
| Karleigh | 45 | #3,425 | 388 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carleigh?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carleigh (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carleigh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carleigh?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Carleigh are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Carleigh mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Carleigh by state
How common Carleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (7.3×), Alabama (4.3×), Georgia (3.6×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carleigh
How popular is the name Carleigh?
Carleigh was the 2588th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 925th with 280 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,496 places. More babies were named Carleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Carleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carleigh in the US.
Where is Carleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carleigh was most common in Louisiana (0.38 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.