Boy or Girl

Is Aleigha a boy or girl name?

Aleigha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 67 girls and 0 boys were named Aleigha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,810 US babies named Aleigha were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#2,596
Babies named Aleigha since 1981
4,810
Most popular year
2012
316 babies
Babies named Aleigha each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Aleigha from 1981 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040020002020

Boys and girls named Aleigha, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s0128100%
1990s0541100%
2000s01,542100%
2010s02,204100%
2020s0395100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–67#2,596
20230–68#2,584
20220–64#2,693
20210–97#1,992
20200–99#1,923
20190–120#1,725
20180–140#1,548
20170–171#1,353
20160–181#1,319
20150–221#1,147
20140–242#1,062
20130–294#877
20120–316#843
20110–267#955
20100–252#998
20090–233#1,091
20080–175#1,374
20070–146#1,556
20060–178#1,315
20050–126#1,609
20040–147#1,413
20030–125#1,542
20020–152#1,289
20010–130#1,446
20000–130#1,421
19990–91#1,754
19980–91#1,735
19970–69#2,044
19960–60#2,230
19950–59#2,245
19940–58#2,256
19930–30#3,591
19920–30#3,583
19910–26#3,936
19900–27#3,815
19890–18#4,857
19880–17#4,843
19870–9#7,370
19860–15#4,971
19850–14#5,083
19840–12#5,548
19830–9#6,721
19820–22#3,648
19810–12#5,577

Highest rank

Aleigha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #843 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Aleigha

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.