Girl’s name · English, Arabic

Aleigha

How to say it: uh-LEE-uh · /əˈliə/

Phonetic respelling of Aliya/Aleya; ultimately from Arabic/Hebrew meaning 'exalted, noble'. Modern creative spelling.

Aleigha was the 2,195th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 53 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 74% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,586 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,195for girls in 2025
1 in 62,553US babies
53born in 2025
#3,586projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aleigha
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,195
Babies born in 202553
Share of births1 in 62,553
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−74%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,586

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aleigha is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 126 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Leigh
  • Ali
  • Leigha

Honouring a Aleigha in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aleigha is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

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