Kaleigha
Kaleigha was the 4115th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2678th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,071 places. More babies were named Kaleigha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,115 girls, down 245 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201067 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,017babies recorded
Kaleigha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,115 | 35 |
| 2020 | #3,870 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,678 | 67 |
| 2000 | #13,997 | 6 |
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How popular is Kaleigha, counting every spelling?
Kaleigha is the most common spelling of a name family that had 43 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleigha | 35 | #4,115 | 182 |
| Caleigha | 8 | #11,123 | 34 |
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 Kaleigha?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaleigha (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaleigha 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaleigha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaleigha?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kaleigha are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Kaleigha 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.
Kaleigha by state
How common Kaleigha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
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Questions about the name Kaleigha
How popular is the name Kaleigha?
Kaleigha was the 4115th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2678th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,071 places. More babies were named Kaleigha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kaleigha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaleigha in the US.
Where is Kaleigha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaleigha was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.