Girls' name · since 1985
Kaeleigh
1,426 babies named Kaeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,250 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,426
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaeleigh currently ranks #11250 among girls' names in America, with 1,426 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Kaeleigh recorded 1,426 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #11250 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #5,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,250 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,426 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaeleigh ranks #5,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,250 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,426 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,250 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,426
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaeleigh's 1,426 recorded births place it above 91.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaeleigh compares
1,426 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaeleigh's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaeleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaeleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaeleigh's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaeleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kaeleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (582 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kaeleigh's strongest decade.
582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kaeleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
361 births
- 2000s
2000s
582 births
- 2010s
2010s
342 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 582 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kaeleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaeleigh's total volume
Kaeleigh by state
Where Kaeleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 3.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 33 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
49 of 1,426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kaeleigh appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaeleigh's data
- Kaeleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (582 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaeleighs (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaeleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaeleigh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.