Cayleigh
Cayleigh was the 4900th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1441st with 162 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,512 places. More babies were named Cayleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayleigh) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #4,900 girls, down 2,522 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,297babies recorded
What does the name Cayleigh mean?
Cayleigh is a spelling of Kayleigh, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kayleigh's meaning and origin.
Kayleigh is a variant of Kaylee, a name coined in the late 20th century. Wiktionary explains Kaylee either as a combination of Kay and Lee or as a variant of the surnames Cayley or Keeley. Wiktionary records Kayleigh as a variant of Kaylee, and US records show it from the mid-1980s. Because the name is a modern formation with several possible inputs, we do not give it a single meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage; no documented meaning.
Related names: Kaylee, Kayley, Kailey, Caleigh, Kayla.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kayleigh' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kaylee' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Cayleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,900 | 27 |
| 2020 | #2,378 | 74 |
| 2010 | #1,562 | 142 |
| 2000 | #2,909 | 49 |
| 1990 | #5,598 | 16 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Cayleigh, counting every spelling?
Cayleigh is a spelling of Kayleigh, a name family that ranked #696 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,900 for Cayleigh on its own. Together these spellings went to 410 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayleigh | 340 | #804 | 2,539 |
| Cayleigh | 27 | #4,900 | 180 |
| Kaileigh | 25 | #5,156 | 138 |
| Caileigh | 10 | #9,575 | 82 |
| Kaeleigh | 8 | #11,381 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cayleigh?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cayleigh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cayleigh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cayleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cayleigh?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Cayleigh are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 21. That makes Cayleigh mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cayleigh by state
How common Cayleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cayleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cayleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cayleigh
How popular is the name Cayleigh?
Cayleigh was the 4900th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1441st with 162 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,512 places. More babies were named Cayleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cayleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cayleigh in the US.
Where is Cayleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cayleigh was most common in South Carolina (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.