Charleigh

Charleigh: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: English
Say it: CHAR-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Modern English respelling of Charlie or Charlee, from Charles. Charles derives from Germanic karl, meaning 'man' or 'free man'.

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How popular is Charleigh?

2024111 per million US babies

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Babies named Charleigh in 2024368

2024 rank#764 girls

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 18809,113

Charleigh has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Charleigh

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charliefree man · English
Charleefree man · English
Charlifree man · English
Charleyfree man · English
Charlyfree man · Germanic
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Charleigh questions

What does the name Charleigh mean?

Charleigh means "free man". It comes from English. Modern English respelling of Charlie or Charlee, from Charles. Charles derives from Germanic karl, meaning 'man' or 'free man'.

Is Charleigh a boy or girl name?

Charleigh is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Charleigh?

368 US babies were named Charleigh in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Charleigh?

Charleigh is usually pronounced CHAR-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.