Charleigh
Charleigh was the 811th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 337 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 433rd with 738 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 281 places. More babies were named Charleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning spelling of Charlie (from Charles, 'free man') · English, Germanic
Say it CHAR-lee /ˈtʃɑrli/
- Rank in 2025
- #811 girls, down 334 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 337girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019738 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,455babies recorded
What does the name Charleigh mean?
Charleigh is a modern fanciful spelling of Charlie, as Wiktionary describes it, using the -leigh ending popular in recent girls' names. Charlie is a pet form of Charles and, for girls, of Charlotte and Charlene. DMNES traces Charles to Old High German karl, man, related to Old English ceorl, a free man, and notes that numerous kings and emperors carried it. US records show the Charleigh spelling from the mid-1980s.
karl (Old High German, “man”)ceorl (Old English, “free man”)
How sure is this? Probable. A spelling variant; meaning only through Charles.
Related names: Charlie, Charley, Charlee, Charlotte, Charles.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Charleigh' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Charlie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Charles', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Charleigh
The usual nicknames for Charleigh are Charlie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Charleigh in the last five years, 461 were named Charlie, against 345 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie · also for Charles, Charlotte, Charlene | Modern | #133 | 11,082 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Charleighs go by each one.
Charleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #811 | 337 |
| 2020 | #477 | 642 |
| 2010 | #996 | 253 |
| 2000 | #4,820 | 24 |
| 1990 | #7,988 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Charleigh, counting every spelling?
Charleigh has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #806 for girls in 2025, against #811 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Charleigh?
337 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Charleigh (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Charleigh 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Charleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Charleigh?
About 9,400 people born in the US named Charleigh are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Charleigh a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Charleigh by state
How common Charleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.9×), West Virginia (4.6×), Alabama (4.1×), South Carolina (3.0×), Arkansas (3.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Washington, Minnesota, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Charleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charleigh, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Charleigh · Sibling names for Charleigh
Questions about the name Charleigh
What does Charleigh mean?
Charleigh means “spelling of Charlie (from Charles, 'free man')” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Charleigh?
Charleigh was the 811th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 337 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 433rd with 738 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 281 places. More babies were named Charleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Charleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Charleigh in the US.
Where is Charleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Charleigh was most common in Mississippi (1.75 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Alabama.