Karleigh
Karleigh was the 3425th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1052nd; the most babies were born in 2016 (237). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,328 places. More babies were named Karleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,425 girls, down 2,022 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016237 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,032babies recorded
Karleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,425 | 45 |
| 2020 | #1,403 | 156 |
| 2010 | #1,097 | 227 |
| 2000 | #1,594 | 111 |
| 1990 | #5,164 | 18 |
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How popular is Karleigh, counting every spelling?
Karleigh is a spelling of Carleigh, a name family that ranked #1,618 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,425 for Karleigh 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 Karleigh?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karleigh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karleigh 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karleigh?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Karleigh are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 23. That makes Karleigh 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.
Karleigh by state
How common Karleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (14.8×). In 38 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 Karleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karleigh
How popular is the name Karleigh?
Karleigh was the 3425th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1052nd; the most babies were born in 2016 (237). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,328 places. More babies were named Karleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Karleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karleigh in the US.
Where is Karleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karleigh was most common in Mississippi (0.70 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and South Carolina.