Harleigh

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning hare meadow; variant spelling of Harley.

Babies a year
308
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2138
13 babies

How Harleigh has moved

US popularity rank, 2016–2020. Lower is more popular.
#794#935#1076201620182020#994

View as table
YearUS rank
2016#949
2017#876
2018#876
2019#932
2020#994

Harleigh by the numbers

In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Harleigh. In the US, 308 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Harley

Like Harleigh, each of these traces back to Harley: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Harlynhare meadow; a modern respelling of Harlan or Harley234 in the US (2017)
  • Harliehare meadow; a modern spelling of Harley162 in the US (2017)
  • Harleenhare meadow; a modern respelling of Harley31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Harlihare meadow; modern spelling of Harley50 in the US (2017)
  • Arlieeagle lake; a form of Harley or Arleigh44 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kharleya form of Charley or Harley with kh- spelling5 in the US (2017)
  • Harley-Jayhare meadow; a form of Harley with Jay4 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Harleigh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Hadleighheather field; spelling variant of Hadley293 in the US (2017)
  • Haleighhall clearing; a modern spelling of Haley128 in the US (2017)
  • Hayleigha form of Hayley; hay meadow105 in the US (2017)
  • Hartleighstag meadow; variant of hartley12 in the US (2017)
  • Hazleighhazel wood clearing; modern respelling of Hazlewood11 in the US (2017)
  • Haileigh29 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Harleigh

Names that are said the same way as Harleigh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Harleehare meadow; modern respelling of Harley489 in the US (2017)
  • Harleihare meadow; modern spelling of Harley33 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Harleigh, 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)

Names about as common as Harleigh

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