Girls' name · since 1984
Caleigh
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 5,768 babies named Caleigh, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,489 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,768
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caleigh is the #3489 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,768 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleigh has been recorded 5,768 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #3489 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #2,339 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,489 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,768 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleigh ranks #2,339 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,489 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,768 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,489 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,768
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caleigh's 5,768 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caleigh compares
5,768 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caleigh's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,768 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 322 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caleigh splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 322 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 322
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Caleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,408 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Caleigh's strongest decade.
2,408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Caleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 150
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,248 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,408 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,548 births
- 2020s 414
2020s
414 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,408 births (42% of all-time use).
How Caleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caleigh's total volume
Caleigh by state
Where Caleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 450 | 7.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 325 | 5.6% |
| #3 | California | | 269 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 237 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 234 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 221 | 3.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 211 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 205 | 3.6% |
450 of 5,768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Caleigh appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caleigh's data
- Caleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,408 total births); usage has since declined to 414 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caleighs (450 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Caleigh 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 August 2026.