How Many People Are Named Carleigh?
An estimated 5,949 people in the United States have the first name Carleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Carleigh peaked in popularity in 2010 with 280 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carleigh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carleigh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,949
About 1 in 57,615 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2010
280 births
Total Registered
6,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carleigh
Carleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,046 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carleigh as a female name
Ranked #2,600 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (280 births)
Carleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carleigh span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,192 babies were registered. Carleigh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carleigh by Decade
How has Carleigh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carleigh by State
Birth registrations for Carleigh span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Virginia, Georgia. The lowest are in Kansas, Arizona, Washington. On average, about 141 Carleighs were registered per state.
Carleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carleigh
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Carleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carleigh?
We estimate approximately 5,949 people named Carleigh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,615 Americans share this first name.
Is Carleigh a common name?
Carleigh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carleigh most popular?
Carleigh reached peak popularity in 2010, when 280 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carleigh is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carleigh a female name?
Carleigh is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carleigh Smith, Carleigh Johnson, Carleigh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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