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Girl name

Aleigha

100% girls · 53 born in 2025

Aleigha has been given to about 4,867 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,831
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aleigha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 317
  • Born in 202553
  • All time4,867

How popular is Aleigha?

Its best year was 2012, when 317 babies were given the name, ranking 841st. The typical living American called Aleigha is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Aleigha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leigha0.82
  2. Alecia0.76
  3. Alessia0.76
  4. Alesia0.76
  5. Alesha0.72
  6. Aletha0.72
  7. Alaia0.71
  8. Alena0.71

Middle names for Aleigha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aleigha Rose0.89
  2. Aleigha Louise0.89
  3. Aleigha June0.88
  4. Aleigha Pearl0.88
  5. Aleigha Quinn0.88
  6. Aleigha Nell0.88

Sibling names for Aleigha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.93
  2. Yarelisister · 0.92
  3. Palomasister · 0.92
  4. Blazebrother · 0.91
  5. Yousefbrother · 0.91
  6. Janiyahsister · 0.91

Where Aleigha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aleigha White0.84
  2. Aleigha Reyes0.84
  3. Aleigha Nguyen0.84
  4. Aleigha Moore0.84
  5. Aleigha Lee0.84
  6. Aleigha Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aleigha

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Aleigha across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.