Haleigh

Haleigh: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “hay clearing”
Origin: English
Say it: HAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Haley/Hailey, from an English surname derived from Old English elements meaning 'hay' and 'clearing' or 'meadow.'

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How popular is Haleigh?

202410.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Haleigh in 202434

2024 rank#4,219 girls

Peak year2000

Total US babies since 188014,259

Haleigh is fading: recent use is about 19% of its level ten years before.

Names like Haleigh

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Haileyhay clearing · English
Haleyhay clearing · Old English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Haleigh questions

What does the name Haleigh mean?

Haleigh means "hay clearing". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Haley/Hailey, from an English surname derived from Old English elements meaning 'hay' and 'clearing' or 'meadow.'

Is Haleigh a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Haleigh?

34 US babies were named Haleigh in 2024. Its peak year was 2000.

How do you pronounce Haleigh?

Haleigh is usually pronounced HAY-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.