Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Karleigh

Meaning A rare spelling variant of Carly Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,425 Trend ↓ Falling 63%

A rare spelling variant of Carly.

Rank 2025
#3,425
among girls · ↓325 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Karleigh · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
237 babies
All-time total
5,032
#2,569 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Karleigh popularity over time

5,032 babies have been named Karleigh since 1983, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2013Girls

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 91 9 – #4,389
1990s 673 67 +640% #1,696
2000s 1,597 160 +137% #1,195
2010s 2,127 213 +33% #1,052
2020s (to 2025) 544 91 -57% #1,403

Where Karleigh 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 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 24 0.01 outside top 500

Where Karleigh is most popular

Girls named Karleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina.

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 Karleigh 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 33 0.705 +1375%
Alabama 18 0.192 +301%
South Carolina 8 0.089 +86%
Georgia 19 0.084 +75%
Tennessee 13 0.082 +72%
Louisiana 6 0.069 +43%
Kentucky 5 0.058 +22%
Texas 41 0.051 +7%
Ohio 11 0.046 ≈ national
North Carolina 10 0.044 -8%
Michigan 7 0.038 -20%
Indiana 5 0.036 -26%
Virginia 5 0.029 -39%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Karleigh

Karleigh is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,425 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 5,032 American babies have been named Karleigh. Its peak came in 2016, when 237 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 Karleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Karleigh?

The median living Karleigh is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 5,000 people named Karleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Karleigh year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 45 #3,425
2024 52 #3,100
2023 84 #2,239
2022 89 #2,150
2021 118 #1,744
2020 156 #1,403
2019 164 #1,376
2018 179 #1,282
2017 183 #1,288
2016 237 #1,090
2015 236 #1,097
2014 230 #1,107
2013 236 #1,052
2012 210 #1,172
2011 225 #1,094
2010 227 #1,097
2009 186 #1,302
2008 213 #1,195
2007 199 #1,245
2006 161 #1,407
2005 160 #1,359
2004 154 #1,368
2003 151 #1,345
2002 135 #1,421
2001 127 #1,482
2000 111 #1,594
1995 84 #1,741
1990 18 #5,164
1985 11 #6,226
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Karleigh?

The median living Karleigh is about 15 years old. Half of all living Karleighs are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Karleigh are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Karleigh are alive in the United States, based on 5,032 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Karleigh mean?

A rare spelling variant of Carly.

How popular is the name Karleigh in 2025?

Karleigh ranked #3,425 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Karleigh?

5,032 babies have been named Karleigh in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Karleigh most popular?

Karleigh peaked in 2016, when 237 newborns received the name.

Is Karleigh a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Karleigh rising or falling?

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

Will Karleigh become more popular?

Karleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Karleigh in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Karleigh

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