Harleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAR-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,534 for girls
Harleigh is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “hare clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 1,534th for girls in the US (138 babies).
What does Harleigh mean?
English: spelling of Harley
“hare clearing”
A modern respelling of Harley, an English surname taken from a place name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Harleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Harleigh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 138 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harleigh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Harleigh, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 828th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 79 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Harleigh than any year since 2001.
Half of all the girls named Harleigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 159 girls in the UK were given Harleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #321, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 86% of the babies named Harleigh in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Harleigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 34 | #1,066 |
| 2021 | 37 | #1,011 |
| 2020 | 47 | #828 |
| 2019 | 54 | #771 |
| 2018 | 52 | #803 |
| 2017 | 79 | #597 |
| 2016 | 34 | #1,096 |
| 2015 | 37 | #1,040 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,235 |
| 2013 | 35 | #1,096 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Harleigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,534among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 138about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 138 girls in the US were named Harleigh, making it the 1,534th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 992nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 312 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Harleigh than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Harleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,244 girls in the US were given Harleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #276, up from #1,534 for this spelling alone.
Harleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | #1,534 |
| 2024 | 147 | #1,484 |
| 2023 | 182 | #1,264 |
| 2022 | 229 | #1,089 |
| 2021 | 219 | #1,127 |
| 2020 | 257 | #992 |
| 2019 | 284 | #930 |
| 2018 | 310 | #874 |
| 2017 | 312 | #877 |
| 2016 | 288 | #949 |
| 2015 | 251 | #1,049 |
| 2014 | 202 | #1,205 |
| 2013 | 202 | #1,190 |
| 2012 | 206 | #1,196 |
| 2011 | 171 | #1,348 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,392 |
| 2009 | 141 | #1,593 |
| 2008 | 128 | #1,732 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,908 |
| 2006 | 117 | #1,771 |
| 2005 | 121 | #1,644 |
| 2004 | 149 | #1,396 |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,675 |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,534 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,697 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,755 |
| 1999 | 97 | #1,686 |
| 1998 | 74 | #2,010 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,911 |
| 1996 | 59 | #2,250 |
| 1995 | 62 | #2,150 |
| 1994 | 46 | #2,656 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Harleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Willow Ivy Riley Hallie Scarlett Lily Isla Lyra Myla Autumn Freya
Other spellings of Harleigh
More English names
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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, “Harleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harleigh, updated 20 October 2026.