Feminine dossier · first seen 1984
Caleigh
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1999
Peak era
1999
Peak births
322
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Caleigh
How many people are named Caleigh?
An estimated 5,678 living Americans are named Caleigh.
How rare is Caleigh?
Caleigh is very rare among babies today, with 44 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 86.3% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Caleigh?
The median age of a living American named Caleigh is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 26 years old.
Is Caleigh still popular?
Not especially. Caleigh has been declining since its 1999 peak and registered 44 births in 2025.
Where is Caleigh most common?
Caleigh has its strongest geographic signal in Alabama, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1984Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
86.3%
2025
44
All-time
5,768
Where it lives now
Caleigh is most concentrated in Alabama — about 3.3× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Caleigh is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.