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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
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2018 · 9
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).