Ayleigh
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning clearing with a stream; a form of Ashleigh.
Ayleigh by the numbers
Ayleigh was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ayleigh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Adleighnoble; a modern respelling of Adela124 in the US (2017)
- Arleigheagle wood; a form of Arley43 in the US (2017)
- Alleighbright clearing; a form of Ashley or Alley8 in the US (2017)
- Atleigh20 in the US (2017)
- Aleigh15 in the US (2017)
- Adaleighnoble; a form of Adela with modern spelling135 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ayleigh
Names that are said the same way as Ayleigh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Ayleigh, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean water
Like Ayleigh, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
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