US rank #11372 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,418 births

Kaeleigh — #11372 US girls' name

1,418 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.

1980s791990s3612000s5822010s3422020s54
#11372
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kaeleigh was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

65 babies were named Kaeleigh in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaeleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,418 babies named Kaeleigh between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaeleigh currently holds the #11372 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaeleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 582 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaeleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaeleigh in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaeleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,418 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaeleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,418

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2008

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,372

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
65
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419891985 5

Kaeleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
582 births that decade — 41% of Kaeleigh's all-time total
1980s791990s3612000s5822010s3422020s54

Kaeleigh by state

Where Kaeleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaeleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
49 3.5%
#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%
Texas share of Kaeleigh's total US births 3.5%
Even split

49 of 1,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kaeleigh appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaeleigh?
1,418 babies have been named Kaeleigh since 1985. It currently ranks #11372 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 65 births.
When was Kaeleigh most popular?
Kaeleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 582 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kaeleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kaeleigh are Texas (49 births), New York (33 births), Ohio (21 births).
How long has the name Kaeleigh been used?
Kaeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaeleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaelynn, Kaeli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.