Girls' name · since 1991

Calleigh

2,258 babies named Calleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,344 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,420 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,258
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Calleigh is the #6420 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,258 recorded since 1991.

Calleigh has 2,258 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6420 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #4,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,420 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,258 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calleigh ranks #4,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,420 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,258 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,344 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,420 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,258
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%62.8%
Calleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Calleigh's 2,258 recorded births place it above 93.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

29 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Calleigh compares

2,258 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Calleigh's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Calleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,258 376 567,345
Peak-year births 335 21 19,840

Calleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Calleigh's full recorded timeline at 2008, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 335 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Calleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
335
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
0100200300400 19911996200120062011201620212025 18

Calleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,000 births, 44% of the file).

2010s was Calleigh's strongest decade.

1,000 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Calleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,000 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Calleigh 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 Calleigh's total volume

Calleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 10.7%-54, 6.8%-34, 5.3%-61, 5.3%-139, 2.8%-139, 3.4%-109, 2.3%-35, 9%-139, 2.2%-44, 4.4%-94, 3.8%-40, 8.7%-76, 3.2%-63, 5.1%-78, 2.8%Calleigh-35, 14.8%Calleigh
Calleigh vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Calleigh by state

Where Calleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Calleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
164 7.3%
#2 Ohio
95 4.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
82 3.6%
#4 California
80 3.5%
#5 Florida
71 3.1%
#6 New York
60 2.7%
#7 North Carolina
49 2.2%
#8 Tennessee
46 2.0%
Texas share of Calleigh's total US births 7.3%
Even split

164 of 2,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Calleigh appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calleigh?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 2,258 babies named Calleigh. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,344 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,420 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 335 births.
Where does Calleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calleigh ranks #4,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,420 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Calleigh most popular?
Calleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,000 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Calleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Calleigh are Texas (164 births), Ohio (95 births), Pennsylvania (82 births).
How long has the name Calleigh been used?
The SSA has tracked Calleigh since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Calleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Calliope, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Calleigh's data

  • Calleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,000 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Calleighs (164 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.

Keep exploring Calleigh

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Calleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2025 (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 Calleigh 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.