Boy or Girl

Is Caleigh a boy or girl name?

Caleigh is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 64 girls and 0 boys were named Caleigh, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,724 US babies named Caleigh were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#2,690
Babies named Caleigh since 1984
5,724
Most popular year
1999
322 babies
Babies named Caleigh each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Caleigh from 1984 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040020002020

Boys and girls named Caleigh, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s0150100%
1990s01,248100%
2000s02,408100%
2010s01,548100%
2020s0370100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–64#2,690
20230–74#2,421
20220–60#2,824
20210–84#2,215
20200–88#2,082
20190–98#1,973
20180–99#1,980
20170–113#1,824
20160–144#1,550
20150–194#1,259
20140–178#1,329
20130–143#1,530
20120–153#1,476
20110–216#1,133
20100–210#1,156
20090–289#925
20080–254#1,030
20070–257#1,027
20060–208#1,168
20050–239#1,019
20040–227#1,027
20030–232#999
20020–214#1,015
20010–237#936
20000–251#880
19990–322#703
19980–215#954
19970–153#1,188
19960–132#1,306
19950–107#1,485
19940–80#1,800
19930–75#1,884
19920–61#2,193
19910–54#2,359
19900–49#2,464
19890–37#2,936
19880–42#2,545
19870–26#3,439
19860–25#3,468
19850–13#5,401
19840–7#8,270

Highest rank

Caleigh has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #703 in 1999. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Caleigh

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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.