Kaleigh

#2,957 for girls in 2025, 56 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2001 · 729 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,244
since 1980

Kaleigh over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kaleigh has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #399, 2001girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#2,95756—
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2023#2,33678—
2022#2,36478—
2021#1,851108—
2020#1,678122—
2019#1,452152—
2018#1,325171—
2017#1,334174—
2016#1,307183—
2015#1,049251—
2014#896303—
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2011#688408—
2010#584503—
2009#628479—
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2007#543571—
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2004#463641#9,9486
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1983#4,68615—
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First appearance
1980

The first year at least five girls were named Kaleigh! It came in at #8,178, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1980–1982, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.

Where Kaleigh is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #535 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,282 girlsMNIllinois: #457 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,446 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedWIMichigan: #602 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsMINew York: #551 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,129 girlsNYMassachusetts: #203 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 945 girlsMARhode Island: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 492 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedIAIndiana: #297 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsINOhio: #355 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,917 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,848 girlsPANew Jersey: #433 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,312 girlsNJConnecticut: #271 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,361 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 11,442 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedCONebraska: #298 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNEMissouri: #567 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,154 girlsMOKentucky: #233 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 927 girlsKYWest Virginia: #198 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 798 girlsWVVirginia: #361 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsVAMaryland: #632 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,501 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedDEArizona: #511 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,459 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedNMKansas: #484 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,258 girlsKSArkansas: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsARTennessee: #275 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #475 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #200 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 856 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #453 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsOKLouisiana: #146 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 650 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsMSAlabama: #260 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsALGeorgia: #322 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kaleigh, so not publishedHITexas: #483 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,655 girlsTXFlorida: #606 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,565 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#140 · 1 in 492
  2. Louisiana#146 · 1 in 650
  3. West Virginia#198 · 1 in 798
  4. South Carolina#200 · 1 in 856
  5. Massachusetts#203 · 1 in 945

Best ever in a state: #113 in West Virginia, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14081 in 492
Louisiana#146321 in 650
West Virginia#19891 in 798
South Carolina#200201 in 856
Massachusetts#203311 in 945
Kentucky#233211 in 927
Alabama#260171 in 1,139
Connecticut#271111 in 1,305
Tennessee#275241 in 1,269
Arkansas#278101 in 1,204
Indiana#297231 in 1,414
Nebraska#29871 in 1,199
Mississippi#31991 in 1,302
Georgia#322321 in 1,579
Ohio#355301 in 1,917
Pennsylvania#359301 in 1,848
Virginia#361211 in 1,761
New Jersey#433181 in 2,312
Oklahoma#45381 in 2,107
Illinois#457281 in 2,446
North Carolina#475181 in 2,470
Texas#483601 in 2,655
Kansas#48461 in 2,258
Arizona#511141 in 2,459
Minnesota#53581 in 3,282
New York#551311 in 3,129
Missouri#56791 in 3,154
Michigan#602131 in 3,711
Florida#606231 in 3,565
Maryland#63271 in 3,501
California#1,361201 in 11,442
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See more about Kaleigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 208 spots since 2024 (#2,749 → #2,957)
  • 1,279 spots since 2020 (#1,678 → #2,957)
  • 1,908 spots since 2015 (#1,049 → #2,957)
  • Biggest jump: 842 spots in 1986 (#1,483 → #641)
  • Biggest drop: 153 spots in 2015 (#896 → #1,049)
Rise & fade · girls
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1980
  • Peaked 2001 at #399 (729 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1986–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,470
  • Highest: 1 in 2,470 girls born in 2001 were named Kaleigh (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 28,701 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 38.7% of all girls named Kaleigh (6,286) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s1,397#608 (1989)#3,591
1990s5,270#423 (1998)#478
2000s6,286#399 (2001)#485
2010s2,787#584 (2010)#1,028
2020s504#1,678 (2020)#2,323

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kaleigh in 2004

girls
#463
641 births · 1 in 2,865 girls
boys
#9,948
6 births · 1 in 330,830 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #463Kaleigh641

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #9,948Kaleigh6
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 2,865 of them was named Kaleigh, which outranked 97.5% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaleigh
  1. #460Dulce650
  2. #461Nataly644
  3. #462Monique643
  4. #463Kaleigh641
  5. #464Jimena640
  6. #464Lana640
  7. #466Tania636
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 330,830 of them was named Kaleigh, which outranked 24.8% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaleigh
  1. #8,927Zohar7
  2. #8,927Zy7
  3. #8,927Zyshawn7
  4. #9,948Kaleigh6
  5. #9,948Aadon6
  6. #9,948Aalim6
  7. #9,948Aamari6
  8. #11,356Aadin5
  9. #11,356Aareon5
  10. #11,356Aaronjosh5

Tied with 1,407 names at #9,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004 →