Greenleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GREEN-lee
- Origin
- English
Greenleigh is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “green meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Greenleigh mean?
English: English place-name elements green + leigh
“green meadow”
Made from English green and leigh, an old word for a meadow or clearing.
Is Greenleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Greenleigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Greenleigh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Greenleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Greenleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Greenleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Teagan, Briar, Braelynn, Londyn, Sevyn, Kenley, Ocean, Finley, Reign, Rynlee, Kinley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Greenleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/greenleigh, updated 20 October 2026.