Total births
226
Girls' name · since 1992
Caeleigh
226 babies named Caeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 226
- total births
- 1992–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Caeleigh sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 226 recorded since 1992.
Caeleigh has 226 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2020.
- 226 total births
- 1992–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
226 girls have been named Caeleigh since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.
- 226
- total births
- 1992–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Caeleigh was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
14 babies were named Caeleigh in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Caeleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caeleigh splits its recorded history at 2006: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caeleigh at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Caeleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caeleigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Caeleigh's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Caeleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caeleigh? ▼
Since 1992, Social Security records show 226 babies named Caeleigh. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 14 births.
When was Caeleigh most popular? ▼
Caeleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Caeleigh been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Caeleigh since 1992 -- 29 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Caeleigh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caelyn, Caeli, Caelan, Caelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Caeleigh's data
- Caeleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Caeleigh
Nearby Names Like Caeleigh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caeleigh
Caelyn Girl
#5883 2,421 births
Caeli Girl
#1668 1,251 births
Caelan Girl
665 births
Caelynn Girl
#5095 607 births
Caela Girl
462 births
Compare Caeleigh side by side: Caeleigh vs Caelyn Caeleigh vs Caeli Caeleigh vs Caelan
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caeleigh: Baby Name Since 1992 - 226 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caeleigh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caeleigh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.