Feminine dossier · first seen 1983
Karleigh
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
237
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Karleigh
How many people are named Karleigh?
An estimated 4,964 living Americans are named Karleigh.
How rare is Karleigh?
Karleigh is very rare among babies today, with 45 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 81% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Karleigh?
The median age of a living American named Karleigh is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 23 years old.
Is Karleigh still popular?
Not especially. Karleigh has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 45 births in 2025.
Where is Karleigh most common?
Karleigh has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 9.2× more often than the national baseline.
1983Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
81%
2025
45
All-time
5,032
Where it lives now
Karleigh is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 9.2× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Louisiana and Alabama.
States where Karleigh is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.