Shaleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-LEE
- Origin
- Modern
Shaleigh is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shaleigh come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Leigh
Is Shaleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaleigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaleigh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Shaleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
Names like Shaleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Cassidy Devyn Brylee Brynn Brynlee Kaitlyn Brooklyn Kaylee Kayden Caleigh Keiry
Names related to Shaleigh
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, “Shaleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaleigh, updated 20 October 2026.