Keleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-ee
- Origin
- Modern
Keleigh is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keleigh come from?
Modern: respelling of Kelly or Kayleigh with the -leigh ending
Is Keleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Keleigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Keleigh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Keleigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Keleigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | #7,302 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Keleigh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Keleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
Names like Keleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Kayleigh, Caragh, Caoimhe, Kiara, Cassidy, Teagan, Ffion, Raegan, Caitlin, Eden, Aoibheann
Names related to Keleigh
Keeleigh, Kaleigh, Keyleigh, Keileigh, Kyleigh, Kaeleigh, Kyliegh, Kleigh, Kelleigh, Kileigh
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Keleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keleigh, updated 20 October 2026.