Given name
Kelleigh
“a lively and bright-headed woman”·“a warrior”·“one who defends”
Kelleigh is a variant of Kelly. One Irish interpretation is “a lively and bright-headed woman.” Kelleigh is a variant of Kelley. Interpretations include “a warrior” and “one who defends”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kelleigh is a variant of Kelly. One Irish interpretation is “a lively and bright-headed woman.” Kelleigh is a variant of Kelley. Interpretations include “a warrior” and “one who defends”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kelleigh is a variant of Kelly. Kelly has been associated with Irish Gaelic and Irish naming traditions. Kelleigh is a variant of Kelley. An origin associated with Kelley is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kelleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 444
- 0 boys · 444 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 494 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.
Kelleigh’s family of names
Kelleigh has a related form in Kelly. Kelleigh has a related form in Kelley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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