Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Calleigh isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,258
- 0 boys · 2,258 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 335 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,368 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,368 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 335 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,941 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.
Calleigh’s family of names
In English usage, Calleigh has a related form in Caleigh.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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