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The baby name Atleigh is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈætli/ (AT-lee).

Atleigh is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈætli/ (AT-lee)

What is the meaning of the name Atleigh ?

The baby name Atleigh is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈætli/ (AT-lee).

Atleigh is English in Origin.

Atleigh is a modern English given name built on the surname/place-name Atley/Atlee, which derives from Old English aet + leah, meaning "at the meadow" or "dweller by the clearing." The -leigh ending, itself from leah, lends a softer, contemporary look popular in many anglophone countries. As such, Atleigh carries pastoral imagery of open fields and woodland edges while retaining a brisk, surname-style profile.

The surname appears in medieval English records (compare Attlee/Atley), and as a given name Atley/Atlee has occasional 19th-century use. Atleigh in this spelling is chiefly a 21st-century creation, rising with the -leigh trend seen in Ashleigh, Everleigh, and Hadleigh. It is unisex but currently skews feminine in North America. Variant forms include Atley, Atlee, Attley, and Attlee; related stylistic neighbors are Adley and Hadley. Possible nicknames are Atty and Leigh. Overall meaning: "at the meadow/clearing."

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Atleigh – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
United States Girls 2024 #907 10 8,487
United States

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Atleigh is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Atleigh is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈætli/ (AT-lee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Atlee, Atley, Attlee and Athleigh.
Across languages, Atleigh has these equivalents: Lee/Leigh (meadow), Lea (meadow/clearing), Ashley (ash meadow), Hadley (heather meadow).
Somewhat — Atleigh ranked #907 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.