Declining since 2010, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Ileigh since 2006
Babies named Ileigh per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2009, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Ileigh's real moment was 2020.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 |
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s | 29 |
Meaning & origin
Ileigh is a modern invented name that first appeared on the U.S. naming scene in 2006. It is primarily used for girls, with a ranking of 14,942 in 2025, meaning approximately 1 in 321,453 newborn girls received the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, but since 2010 the name has been in decline. Ileigh belongs to a family of names ending in -leigh that became fashionable in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, such as Kayleigh, Hailey, and Paisley. While no top states were recorded for Ileigh in the latest data, it likely follows broader trends of such invented names in English-speaking countries. The name's construction from a suffix and initial letter reflects a common pattern in modern American naming, where parents seek a unique but recognizable sound.
Ileigh is a modern invented name, likely formed from the fashionable suffix -leigh (as in Kayleigh, Hailey) combined with the first syllable I- (possibly from names like Isla or Ivy). It first appeared in the United States in 2006 and has seen sporadic use since then, without established historical or linguistic roots.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lee
Sibling names for Ileigh
Names that share Ileigh's style, for a brother or sister.
