Recorded 1992–2020 Girls' name Peak 1999 226 births

Caeleigh — girls' name

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.

1990s482000s1072010s662020s5
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.

What the Data Says About Caeleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Caeleigh between 1992 and 2020, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caeleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caeleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caeleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caeleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 226 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caeleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

226

Since 1992

29 years of records

Peak year

1999

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1992

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2020

Caeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1992

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1999)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 2020201420102006200219981992 7

Caeleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 47% of Caeleigh's all-time total
1990s482000s1072010s662020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caeleigh?
226 babies have been named Caeleigh since 1992. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year 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?
Caeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 29 years of data through 2020.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.