US rank #6029 Girls' name Peak 2004 2,749 births

Kaileigh — #6029 US girls' name

2,749 babies named Kaileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1481990s5932000s10582010s7992020s151
#6029
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kaileigh was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

124 babies were named Kaileigh in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaileigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,749 babies named Kaileigh between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaileigh currently holds the #6029 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaileigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,058 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaileigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 193 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaileigh in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaileigh 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 2,749 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.

Kaileigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,749

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2004

124 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,029

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaileigh popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
124
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199419891985 8

Kaileigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,058 births that decade — 38% of Kaileigh's all-time total
1980s1481990s5932000s10582010s7992020s151

Kaileigh by state

Where Kaileigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaileigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
193 7.0%
#2 California
91 3.3%
#3 Massachusetts
86 3.1%
#4 New York
74 2.7%
#5 Florida
53 1.9%
#6 Georgia
52 1.9%
#7 North Carolina
42 1.5%
#8 Louisiana
31 1.1%
Texas share of Kaileigh's total US births 7.0%
Even split

193 of 2,749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Kaileigh appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaileigh?
2,749 babies have been named Kaileigh since 1985. It currently ranks #6029 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 124 births.
When was Kaileigh most popular?
Kaileigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,058 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Kaileigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kaileigh are Texas (193 births), California (91 births), Massachusetts (86 births).
How long has the name Kaileigh been used?
Kaileigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaileigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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.