Given name
Caleigh
“crowned with laurel”·“one who is slender”·“one who is lean”
Caleigh is a variant of Cayla. Interpretations include “crowned with laurel” and “one who is slender”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Caleigh is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caleigh is a variant of Cayla. Interpretations include “crowned with laurel” and “one who is slender”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Caleigh is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Caleigh is a variant of Cayla. An origin associated with Cayla is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,768
- 0 boys · 5,768 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 322 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #3,474 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,474 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 322 in 1999. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,890 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caleigh’s family of names
Caleigh has a related form in Cayla. Caleigh has a related form in Caley. In English usage, Caleigh has a related form in CALLEIGH.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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