Recorded 2004–2019 Girls' name Peak 2006 26 births

Kateleigh — girls' name

26 babies named Kateleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s10

The verdict

26 girls have been named Kateleigh since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

26
total births
2004–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Kateleigh was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kateleigh in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kateleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Kateleigh between 2004 and 2019, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kateleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kateleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kateleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kateleigh 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 26 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.

Kateleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

26

Since 2004

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2004

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kateleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2004

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 20192015200920062004 5

Kateleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 62% of Kateleigh's all-time total
2000s162010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kateleigh?
26 babies have been named Kateleigh since 2004. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
When was Kateleigh most popular?
Kateleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kateleigh been used?
Kateleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 16 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kateleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, 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, 2004–2019 (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.