Girls' name · since 1985
Kaileigh
2,774 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.
- #3,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,774
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,774 babies have been named Kaileigh since 1985, making it today's #5157 girls' name.
Kaileigh has 2,774 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5157 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,774 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaileigh ranks #3,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,774 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,774
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaileigh's 2,774 recorded births place it above 94.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaileigh compares
2,774 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kaileigh's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaileigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 124 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaileigh splits its recorded history at 2005: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 124 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaileigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kaileigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,058 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kaileigh's strongest decade.
1,058 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kaileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 148
1980s
148 births
- 1990s
1990s
593 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,058 births
- 2010s
2010s
799 births
- 2020s 176
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,058 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kaileigh 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 Kaileigh's total volume
Kaileigh by state
Where Kaileigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| 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% |
193 of 2,774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kaileigh appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaileigh's data
- Kaileigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,058 total births); usage has since declined to 176 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaileighs (193 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 Kaileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
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 Kaileigh 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.