Baby Name Popularity Profile

Charleigh

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Charleigh.

✦ Free man 🌍 German, French Modern Traditional
National Rank (2025) #811
All-Time Peak Rank #433 Achieved 2019
Total U.S. Births 9,455 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1985 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 738 births in 2019
πŸ’‘ The Charleigh Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Free man
Language Origin German, French
Origin Type multiple
A modern phonetic spelling of Charlie, a diminutive of Charles (Germanic for 'free man') or Charlotte (French diminutive of Charles).
Common Nicknames
Char Lee
Alternative Spellings
Charlie Charley Charli
Pronunciation: CHAR-lee
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: Medium

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Charleigh across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -47.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -43.4%
2015: 595 births 595 2016: 623 births 2017: 672 births 2018: 686 births 2019: 738 births 2020: 642 births 642 2021: 644 births 2022: 560 births 2023: 492 births 2024: 369 births 2025: 337 births 337
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 738 births in 2019
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 5 yrs
Longest Streak 38 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 25
1990s: 154
2000s: 831
2010s: 5,401
2020s: 3,044

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Charle-ih
Letter Count 9 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 92.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 92.2% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Mississippi
Top States Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee
States with Data 41
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Mississippi #203 299 2018 51.9% Decline
Georgia #368 651 2018 30.2% Decline
Alabama #285 410 2017 45.2% Decline
North Carolina #517 512 2017 32.3% Decline
Tennessee #396 378 2019 23.1% Decline
South Carolina #351 240 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #441 298 2017 64.3% Decline
Kentucky #774 258 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 157 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #669 320 2020 63.3% Decline
Missouri #656 276 2020 68.0% Decline
Maryland Unranked 167 2016 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 97 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #647 385 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #837 240 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1011 337 2018 48.3% Decline
Texas #924 726 2019 35.4% Decline
Ohio #538 409 2022 34.5% Decline
Oklahoma #501 114 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 99 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 81 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #770 333 2019 60.0% Decline
Nevada Unranked 20 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 68 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 141 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 232 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New York #869 316 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 30 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 61 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 5 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #554 40 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 68 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 41 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 10 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 48 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #906 63 2019 Insufficient historical volume
California #2134 242 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 20 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 18 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 9 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 5 2017 Insufficient historical volume

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