Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Charleigh

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Charlie Gender Girl Rank 2025 #811 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

Modern fanciful spelling of Charlie.

Rank 2025
#811
among girls · ↓49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
337
named Charleigh · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,769
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
738 babies
All-time total
9,455
#1,744 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Charleigh popularity over time

9,455 babies have been named Charleigh since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 25 3 – #7,684
1990s 154 15 +516% #3,518
2000s 831 83 +440% #1,318
2010s 5,401 540 +550% #433
2020s (to 2025) 3,044 507 -6% #477

Where Charleigh is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 308 0.19 outside top 500
2027 286 0.18 outside top 500
2028 268 0.17 outside top 500
2029 254 0.16 outside top 500
2030 242 0.15 outside top 500

Where Charleigh is most popular

Girls named Charleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.296 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, West Virginia, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Charleigh born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 82 1.75 +492%
West Virginia 36 1.37 +364%
Alabama 113 1.20 +307%
South Carolina 81 0.901 +204%
Arkansas 47 0.889 +200%
Louisiana 73 0.834 +182%
Kentucky 67 0.783 +165%
Tennessee 118 0.745 +152%
Georgia 166 0.731 +147%
North Carolina 142 0.624 +111%
Maine 9 0.582 +97%
Ohio 135 0.569 +92%
Virginia 90 0.528 +78%
Indiana 70 0.499 +68%
Michigan 88 0.483 +63%
Missouri 58 0.481 +63%
Oklahoma 32 0.435 +47%
Pennsylvania 86 0.364 +23%
Connecticut 21 0.361 +22%
Wisconsin 28 0.272 -8%
Illinois 62 0.271 -9%
New York 107 0.270 -9%
Texas 192 0.239 -19%
New Jersey 43 0.238 -20%
Maryland 25 0.236 -20%
Florida 96 0.224 -24%
Iowa 10 0.171 -42%
Oregon 10 0.154 -48%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 -50%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -53%
Nevada 5 0.108 -64%
Colorado 12 0.108 -64%
Arizona 15 0.107 -64%
California 45 0.054 -82%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -84%
Washington 5 0.035 -88%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Charleigh

Charleigh is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #811 in 2025 with 337 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 9,455 American babies have been named Charleigh. Its peak came in 2019, when 738 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Charleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Charleigh?

The median living Charleigh is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 9,400 people named Charleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Charleigh year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 337 #811
2024 369 #762
2023 492 #607
2022 560 #548
2021 644 #488
2020 642 #477
2019 738 #433
2018 686 #459
2017 672 #467
2016 623 #501
2015 595 #530
2014 561 #552
2013 508 #572
2012 416 #677
2011 349 #781
2010 253 #996
2009 183 #1,318
2008 138 #1,637
2007 117 #1,816
2006 90 #2,150
2005 79 #2,282
2004 64 #2,594
2003 57 #2,742
2002 43 #3,254
2001 36 #3,645
2000 24 #4,820
1995 14 #6,321
1990 10 #7,988
1985 8 #7,684
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Charleigh, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Charleigh?

The median living Charleigh is about 8 years old. Half of all living Charleighs are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Charleigh are alive today?

An estimated 9,400 people named Charleigh are alive in the United States, based on 9,455 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Charleigh mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Charlie.

How popular is the name Charleigh in 2025?

Charleigh ranked #811 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 337 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Charleigh?

9,455 babies have been named Charleigh in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Charleigh most popular?

Charleigh peaked in 2019, when 738 newborns received the name.

Is Charleigh a boy or girl name?

Charleigh is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Charleigh rising or falling?

Charleigh is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Charleigh become more popular?

Charleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 242 girls named Charleigh in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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