Caeleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Caeleigh is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caeleigh mean?
Modern: spelling of Kaeleigh, itself a variant of Kayleigh, a 20th-century coinage
A respelling of Kayleigh, a name boosted in the UK by Marillion's 1985 hit song 'Kayleigh'.
Meaning borrowed from Kaeleigh.
Is Caeleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Caeleigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Caeleigh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Caeleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caeleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
Nicknames for Caeleigh
- Kae
Names like Caeleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Cassidy Brynlee Brylee Braelynn Kayden Brynn Caleigh Devyn Keiry Brecken Brooklyn
Names related to Caeleigh
Cayleigh Calleigh Caileigh Kaeleigh Caleigha Keleigh Caliegh
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caeleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caeleigh, updated 20 October 2026.