Fun Facts About the Name Koraleigh
- 77 babies named Koraleigh: U.S. records list 77 babies given the name Koraleigh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Koraleigh Mean?
Koraleigh is a modern compound given name, most likely built from Kora plus the ending -leigh. Kora is generally understood as a form of the Greek Kore (Κόρη), meaning "maiden," a title of the goddess Persephone; the same name also appears as a variant of Cora. The second element, leigh, derives from Old English lēah, "meadow" or "woodland clearing." Taken literally, the two parts suggest "maiden of the meadow," but that combined sense is a modern reading of the components rather than a meaning with a documented history of its own.
Koraleigh Name History & Origins
Koraleigh belongs to the modern English pattern of two-part names that close with -leigh. That ending goes back to Old English lēah, "meadow" or "woodland clearing," which appears in place names such as Leigh and Ashley and, from the twentieth century onward, became a common ending in personal names like Ashleigh, Kayleigh, and Hayleigh. The opening element, Kora, came into English use through the Greek Kore and as a spelling of Cora, a name used in the English-speaking world since the nineteenth century. Koraleigh joins these two familiar elements into a single name; it is best understood as a contemporary combination rather than an inherited traditional name with earlier forms of its own.
How Popular is the Name Koraleigh?
Koraleigh 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 2019. Its best rank was #7,547 in 2019.
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 | #11,457 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #16,510 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #16,467 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #16,595 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,431 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,854 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,547 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #9,506 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,527 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #17,966 | 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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