Fun Facts About the Name Kalleigh
- 672 babies named Kalleigh: U.S. records list 672 babies given the name Kalleigh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kalleigh Mean?
Kalleigh is a modern English feminine name whose meaning is not securely established. The ending -leigh derives from the Old English word lēah, meaning "woodland, clearing, or meadow." That element appears in many English place names and surnames, but it does not by itself give the whole name a fixed meaning. The first part of Kalleigh is less certain: it matches the sound of Callie, a name sometimes derived from Greek kallos ("beauty") and sometimes treated as a short form of Caroline or Calliope. It also resembles Kayleigh, a modern name usually analyzed as Kay plus -leigh. Because Kalleigh is a recent spelling without a settled etymology, those competing explanations cannot be confirmed for this form.
Kalleigh Name History & Origins
Kalleigh belongs to the modern English practice of spelling familiar feminine names with K- and the ornamental ending -leigh. The -leigh element is an English place-name and surname element from Old English lēah, a word for a clearing or meadow. It entered given names through surnames such as Ashley and Bradley, and later became a common feminine ending in names like Kayleigh and Hayleigh. The initial Kal- of Kalleigh echoes Callie or Kallie, but it can also be read as an altered form of the Kay- in Kayleigh. Kalleigh has no well-known saints' legends or literary works attached to it; its history is mainly the history of the sounds and spelling conventions it borrows.
How Popular is the Name Kalleigh?
Kalleigh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #3,111 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,766 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #11,569 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,703 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,817 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #11,611 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,173 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #5,521 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #5,387 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #4,745 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,301 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #4,655 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #3,687 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #4,484 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #5,033 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #3,690 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2010 | #3,717 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #3,111 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2008 | #3,551 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #4,418 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2006 | #5,627 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #6,666 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #6,625 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #8,766 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #14,462 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,384 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,431 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,495 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,198 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #11,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #12,569 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,282 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,728 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #13,988 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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