Arleigh
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning eagle wood; a form of Arley.
Babies a year
43
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Arleigh by the numbers
Arleigh was given to 43 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Sounds like Arleigh
Names that are said the same way as Arleigh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Arleigh, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Arleigh, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
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