girl's name
Kaleigha
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,028
Kaleigha is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 67 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Kaleigha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 249 |
| 2010s | 532 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 219 |
How popular is Kaleigha?
In 2025, Kaleigha was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaleigha 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 Kaleigha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaleigha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaleigha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaleigha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaleigha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaleigha
How popular is the name Kaleigha?
In 2025, Kaleigha was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaleigha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaleigha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaleigha most popular?
Kaleigha peaked in 2010, when 67 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kaleigha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaleigha currently ranks #4,143 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.