Given name
Carleigh
“a free woman”·“from the farmer's meadow”
Carleigh is a variant of Carla. In Latin use, Carla carries the interpretation “a free woman.” Carleigh is a variant of Carley. One English interpretation is “from the farmer's meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carleigh is a variant of Carla. In Latin use, Carla carries the interpretation “a free woman.” Carleigh is a variant of Carley. One English interpretation is “from the farmer's meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carleigh is a variant of Carley. An origin associated with Carley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,114
- 0 boys · 6,114 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 280 babies
- 2025
- 67
- #2,588 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,588 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 280 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,021 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.
Carleigh’s family of names
Carleigh has a related form in Carla. In English usage, Carleigh has a related form in Carly. Carleigh has a related form in Carley.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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.
People named Carleigh
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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