Caleigha — #11598 US girls' name
185 babies named Caleigha in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
64% of everyone ever named Caleigha was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Caleigha in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Caleigha
The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Caleigha between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caleigha currently holds the #11598 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Caleigha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caleigha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Caleigha 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 185 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.
Caleigha at a glance
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Current rank
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Caleigha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #11598 among girls.
185 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 15 births in a single year.
Caleigha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 118 births that decade — 64% of Caleigha's all-time total
Caleigha decade highlights
- Peak decade 118 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Caleigha's strongest decade
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 64% of all-time use.
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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, 2000–2024 (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.