Shayleigh
Shayleigh was the 16905th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 3458th; the most babies were born in 2009 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 12,508 places. More babies were named Shayleigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,905 girls, down 8,561 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200945 babies
- Total since 1880
- 787babies recorded
Shayleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,905 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,344 | 13 |
| 2010 | #4,481 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,385 | 28 |
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How popular is Shayleigh, counting every spelling?
Shayleigh is the most common spelling of a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shayleigh | 5 | #16,905 | 36 |
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 Shayleigh?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shayleigh (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shayleigh 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shayleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shayleigh?
About 800 people born in the US named Shayleigh are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 23. That makes Shayleigh 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shayleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shayleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shayleigh
How popular is the name Shayleigh?
Shayleigh was the 16905th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 3458th; the most babies were born in 2009 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 12,508 places. More babies were named Shayleigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shayleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shayleigh in the US.