Harleigh
Girl name · 71 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Harleigh: 71 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 9 births in 2018.
Harleigh is a modern respelling of Harley, an Old English name derived from _hara_ (hare) and _leah_ (wood or clearing), originally a surname referring to someone who lived near a hare's meadow. Though few famous bearers stand out, the name gained a subtle literary nod through Harleigh, a character in the 1980s American soap opera _The Young and the Restless_. Place-wise, the spelling Harleigh appears as the name of a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA, echoing the English landscape origins. A versatile
Girl 12 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20189 babies
- Latest (2023)
- #6304 babies
- Total births
- 71since 2010
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 18%vs prior 5y