Charleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #811 for girls
Charleigh is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 811th for girls in the US (337 babies).
What does Charleigh mean?
Germanic: spelling of Charlie, pet form of Charles or Charlotte
“free man”
A modern girls' spelling of Charlie, the pet form of Charles and Charlotte.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Charleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Charleigh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 337 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Charleigh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Charleigh, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 53 girls.
Half of all the girls named Charleigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 96 girls in the UK were given Charleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #458, up from #4,935 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Charleigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 33 | #1,131 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 31 | #1,136 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,176 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,204 |
| 2006 | 35 | #915 |
| 2005 | 53 | #653 |
| 2004 | 43 | #716 |
| 2003 | 46 | #675 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 41 | #679 |
| 2000 | 36 | #731 |
| 1999 | 37 | #704 |
| 1998 | 39 | #695 |
| 1997 | 32 | #797 |
| 1996 | 35 | #719 |
How popular is Charleigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #811among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 337about 1 in 4,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 337 girls in the US were named Charleigh, making it the 811th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 477th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 738 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Charleigh than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Charleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,266 girls in the US were given Charleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #63, up from #811 for this spelling alone.
Charleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 337 | #811 |
| 2024 | 369 | #762 |
| 2023 | 492 | #606 |
| 2022 | 560 | #548 |
| 2021 | 644 | #488 |
| 2020 | 642 | #477 |
| 2019 | 738 | #433 |
| 2018 | 686 | #459 |
| 2017 | 672 | #467 |
| 2016 | 623 | #501 |
| 2015 | 595 | #529 |
| 2014 | 561 | #552 |
| 2013 | 508 | #571 |
| 2012 | 416 | #676 |
| 2011 | 349 | #781 |
| 2010 | 253 | #995 |
| 2009 | 183 | #1,317 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1,635 |
| 2007 | 117 | #1,815 |
| 2006 | 90 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 79 | #2,277 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2,586 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,734 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 35 | #3,506 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
Names like Charleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Tilly Ellie Eilidh Zoe Hannah Caoimhe Freya Emma Isla Harper Amelie
Other spellings of Charleigh
Charlie Charley Charli Charlee Charly Charlii Charlea Charliee
Names related to Charleigh
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Charleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charleigh, updated 20 October 2026.