Given name

Henleigh

Henleigh is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Henleigh 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 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Henleigh through the years

Babies since 1880
411
0 boys · 411 girls
Most popular year
2015
40 babies
2025
17
#6,642 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−23%
Easing
01020302025Highest share 201511
Henleigh in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,642 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 2015.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Henleigh’s family of names

Henleigh has a related form in Henley.

Walk Henleigh’s family in the name graph

HenleighHenley

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Henleigh, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Joleigh

“a pretty young woman”

22RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Tinzleigh

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Envy

25RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Elsee

12Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Kyleigh

“from the narrow channel”

46UncommonCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Tynlee

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Darleth

22RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Henleigh’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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