Kayleigh
Kayleigh was the 804th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 340 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 227th with 1,450 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 480 places. More babies were named Kayleigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KAY-lee /ˈkeɪli/
- Rank in 2025
- #804 girls, down 369 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 340girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20091,450 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,568babies recorded
What does the name Kayleigh mean?
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)
Kayleigh popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #804 | 340 |
| 2020 | #435 | 706 |
| 2010 | #244 | 1,298 |
| 2000 | #349 | 885 |
| 1990 | #414 | 620 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kayleigh, counting every spelling?
Kayleigh is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #696 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #804 for Kayleigh 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 Kayleigh?
340 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kayleigh (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kayleigh 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kayleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kayleigh?
About 34,100 people born in the US named Kayleigh are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Kayleigh 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.
Kayleigh by state
How common Kayleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.0×), South Carolina (3.2×), West Virginia (2.6×), Alabama (2.4×), Louisiana (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Colorado.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kayleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kayleigh, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kayleigh · Sibling names for Kayleigh
Questions about the name Kayleigh
How popular is the name Kayleigh?
Kayleigh was the 804th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 340 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 227th with 1,450 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 480 places. More babies were named Kayleigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kayleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kayleigh in the US.
Where is Kayleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kayleigh was most common in Mississippi (1.56 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and West Virginia.