Girls' name · since 2007

Karaleigh

Karaleigh has 52 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,577 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Karaleigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 2007.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karaleigh has been recorded 52 times among girls since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2018.

  • #34,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 52 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karaleigh ranks #34,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#34,577 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Karaleigh's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Karaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Karaleigh's full recorded timeline at 2014, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Karaleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 20072008201120122014201520172018 6

Karaleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 73% of the file).

2010s was Karaleigh's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Karaleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (73% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karaleigh?
52 babies have been named Karaleigh since 2007. All-time, it sits at #34,577 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
Where does Karaleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karaleigh ranks #34,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Karaleigh most popular?
Karaleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Karaleigh been used?
The SSA has tracked Karaleigh since 2007 -- 12 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Karaleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Karaleigh: 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, 2007–2018 (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 Karaleigh 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.