unisex name
Arleigh
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,263
Arleigh is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 59% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Arleigh started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1902.
Arleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 83 |
| 1920s | 148 |
| 1930s | 115 |
| 1940s | 70 |
| 1950s | 41 |
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 38 |
| 2000s | 166 |
| 2010s | 316 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 189 |
How popular is Arleigh?
In 2025, Arleigh was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arleigh 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 Arleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arleigh
How popular is the name Arleigh?
In 2025, Arleigh was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Arleigh is used for both girls and boys. About 59% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Arleigh most popular?
Arleigh peaked in 2017, when 43 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arleigh currently ranks #6,312 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.
Was Arleigh originally a boys' or girls' name?
Arleigh was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.