Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Kayleigh name popularity since 1925
34,568 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kayleigh. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Kayleigh is about 19 years old in 2026. Kayleigh peaked in 2009 as the #227 name for girls, and it ranked #804 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,568
- Named Kayleigh, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #804
- for girls in 2025 (340 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 34,561 girls · 7 boys
- Most popular in
- Virginia
- 1.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Kayleigh made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kayleigh births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Kayleigh both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Kayleigh became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 8,160 baby girls to 1 in 3,060.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 2,290 to 1 in 4,730.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kayleigh's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kayleigh.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kayleigh in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 2,677 | 0 | #794 |
| 1990s | 6,634 | 0 | #432 |
| 2000s | 11,770 | 7 | #266 |
| 2010s | 10,235 | 0 | #324 |
| 2020–25 | 3,245 | 0 | #804 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
51.8% of babies named Kayleigh from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kayleigh is most popular
The index compares Kayleigh's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kayleigh.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1.78× | 1,350 |
| Mississippi | 1.76× | 715 |
| North Carolina | 1.66× | 1,585 |
| Georgia | 1.54× | 1,433 |
| South Carolina | 1.53× | 719 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kayleigh and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kayleigh (this page) | 34,561 | 2009 |
| Kaileigh | 2,774 | 2011 |
| Cayleigh | 2,297 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kayleigh's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kayleigh.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kayleigh (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data