girl's name
Adleigh
AD-lee (English)
- Origin Disputed (modern English coinage)
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,429
Adleigh is a modern American girl's name with no single agreed meaning. Reference sites variously read it as "noble meadow" or as a form of Hadley, "heather field," and most treat it as a respelling built on the English place-name ending -leigh, meaning a clearing or meadow.
- Peaked in 2017, when 125 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 63,759 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2003.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Adleigh Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 141 |
| 2010s | 888 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 381 |
What Adleigh Means
No single meaning for Adleigh is agreed. The -leigh half is secure, since it comes from the Old English word for a woodland clearing, but the opening syllable has no fixed source and could be noble or could be a shortened Hadley.
Where Adleigh Comes From
Adleigh has no medieval record as a first name, so its meaning has been assigned after the fact. Ancestry reads it as an Old English compound, "noble meadow." Nameberry points instead to the Germanic prefix adel, noble, and calls the rest modern styling. MomJunction gives "heather field," a gloss that belongs to Hadley, the English place name and surname this spelling closely resembles. Those readings differ because a recent respelling leaves no documents behind, so each site reasons backward from whichever older name it sounds like. The spelling itself fits the fashion for -leigh endings seen in Ashleigh and Kayleigh.
Adleigh in Use
An old name's meaning is recovered from records, while a new name's meaning is assigned. Parents choosing Adleigh are mostly choosing a sound and a current style, and that is a perfectly good reason to choose it.
How Popular Is Adleigh?
In 2025, Adleigh was given to 52 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adleigh Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Adleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Adleigh Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Adleigh
- English AD-lee
Adleigh in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling Names for Adleigh
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Adleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Adleigh
What does the name Adleigh mean?
No single meaning is agreed. Sites give "noble meadow" or "heather field," and the -leigh ending does mean a clearing or meadow.
Why do sources disagree about Adleigh?
It's a recent spelling with no historical record, so each site works backward from an older name it resembles, such as Adele or Hadley.
How do you pronounce Adleigh?
AD-lee, with the stress on the first syllable.
How popular is the name Adleigh?
In 2025, Adleigh was given to 52 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Adleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Adleigh?
Adleigh has 2 syllables.
When was Adleigh most popular?
Adleigh peaked in 2017, when 125 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adleigh currently ranks #3,117 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.