Kayleigh
- #799 for girls in 2025, 340 births
- Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,927
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Around 1985: Kayleigh by Marillion (song)
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2009 · 1,450 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 34,561since 1984
Kayleigh over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kayleigh has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #799 | 340 | — | |
| 2024 | #730 | 386 | — | |
| 2023 | #631 | 469 | — | |
| 2022 | #529 | 590 | — | |
| 2021 | #417 | 754 | — | |
| 2020 | #435 | 706 | — | |
| 2019 | #488 | 644 | — | |
| 2018 | #450 | 707 | — | |
| 2017 | #390 | 798 | — | |
| 2016 | #348 | 958 | — | |
| 2015 | #324 | 1,008 | — | |
| 2014 | #278 | 1,174 | — | |
| 2013 | #279 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2012 | #265 | 1,227 | — | |
| 2011 | #246 | 1,286 | — | |
| 2010 | #244 | 1,298 | — | |
| 2009 | #227 | 1,450 | — | |
| 2008 | #239 | 1,435 | — | |
| 2007 | #250 | 1,396 | — | |
| 2006 | #266 | 1,230 | — | |
| 2005 | #265 | 1,234 | — | |
| 2004 | #285 | 1,161 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #290 | 1,072 | — | |
| 2002 | #324 | 945 | — | |
| 2001 | #321 | 962 | — | |
| 2000 | #349 | 885 | — | |
| 1999 | #363 | 818 | — | |
| 1998 | #364 | 793 | — | |
| 1997 | #383 | 690 | — | |
| 1996 | #411 | 633 | — | |
| 1995 | #432 | 598 | — | |
| 1994 | #436 | 576 | — | |
| 1993 | #402 | 621 | — | |
| 1992 | #407 | 627 | — | |
| 1991 | #390 | 658 | — | |
| 1990 | #414 | 620 | — | |
| 1989 | #407 | 609 | — | |
| 1988 | #412 | 565 | — | |
| 1987 | #415 | 537 | — | |
| 1986 | #321 | 748 | — | |
| 1985 | #793 | 211 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1984
The first year at least five girls were named Kayleigh! It came in at #8,153, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1984, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Kayleigh is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#218 · 1 in 742
- South Carolina#278 · 1 in 1,016
- Alabama#372 · 1 in 1,409
- Arkansas#376 · 1 in 1,324
- North Carolina#510 · 1 in 2,213
Best ever in a state: #53 in West Virginia, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #218 | 12 | 1 in 742 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 18 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Alabama | #372 | 13 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Arkansas | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,324 |
| North Carolina | #510 | 21 | 1 in 2,213 |
| Tennessee | #532 | 14 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Pennsylvania | #647 | 15 | 1 in 3,113 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Virginia | #662 | 11 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Florida | #674 | 25 | 1 in 3,470 |
| Louisiana | #677 | 6 | 1 in 2,728 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Georgia | #710 | 14 | 1 in 3,229 |
| Maryland | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,331 |
| Massachusetts | #761 | 6 | 1 in 4,005 |
| Illinois | #797 | 11 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Indiana | #815 | 7 | 1 in 3,987 |
| New York | #829 | 19 | 1 in 4,123 |
| New Jersey | #846 | 8 | 1 in 4,438 |
| Texas | #901 | 32 | 1 in 5,017 |
| Arizona | #909 | 6 | 1 in 4,703 |
| Missouri | #926 | 5 | 1 in 4,860 |
| Ohio | #1,035 | 8 | 1 in 5,909 |
| Michigan | #1,061 | 6 | 1 in 5,955 |
| California | #1,323 | 18 | 1 in 8,985 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kayleigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 364 spots since 2020 (#435 → #799)
- Biggest jump: 7,360 spots in 1985
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1984
- Peaked 2009 at #227 (1,450 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1985–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,267
- Highest: 1 in 1,267 girls born in 2009 were named Kayleigh (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,727 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 34.1% of all girls named Kayleigh (11,770) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,677 | #321 (1986) | #1,750 |
| 1990s | 6,634 | #363 (1999) | #400 |
| 2000s | 11,770 | #227 (2009) | #282 |
| 2010s | 10,235 | #244 (2010) | #331 |
| 2020s | 3,245 | #417 (2021) | #590 |
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.
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