| The girl name Kaleigh [ syll. ka-lei-(g)(h), kal-e-igh ] is pronounced KahL-iy- KEY. Kaleigh's language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly used in the English language. Kaleigh is a variant form of Kayley (English and Irish). Kaleigh is a rather popular baby girl name. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2001, 0.037% of baby girls were given the name Kaleigh. It was #399 in rank then. In 2007, it ranked at #544 with a usage of 0.027%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Kaleigh was used 69% more than the subsequent ranked name, Kayley (English and Irish), in 2007. Baby names that sound like Kaleigh include Kalie (English), Kaela (Arabic), Kaila (English), Kailee (English), Kailey (English), Kala (Hawaii), Kaley (English), Kali (English), Kallie (English), Kayla (English), Kaylee (English), Kayleigh (English), Kayley (English and Irish), Kayli (English), Kaylie (English), Keely (English), Keila (English), Kelley (English), Kelli (English), Kellie (English), Kelly (English and Irish), Khloe (English), Kiley (English), Kilie (English), Kyla (English), Kylee (English), Kyleigh (English), Kylie (English), Kyly (English), Callie (English), Cayla (English), Chloe (English and German), Chloé (French), Clea (German), Clelia (English, German, and Italian), Cleo (English and German), Clio (Italian), Kalila (Arabic), Khalilah (Arabic), Kyle (English), Cäcilia (German), Cäcilie (German), and Cloe (English, German, and Italian). KEY: approx pronunciation for Kaleigh: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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