Total births
26
Girls' name · since 2004
Kateleigh
Kateleigh has 26 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 26
- total births
- 2004–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Kateleigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 2004.
Kateleigh has 26 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2019.
- 26 total births
- 2004–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Kateleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kateleigh splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kateleigh at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Kateleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kateleigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kateleigh's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kateleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kateleigh since 2004 -- 16 years through the most recent 2019 data.
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.
What to do with Kateleigh's data
- Kateleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kateleigh
Nearby Names Like Kateleigh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kateleigh
Kathleen Girl
#1099 713,645 births
Katherine Girl
#175 650,926 births
Kathryn Girl
#714 455,423 births
Kathy Girl
#2699 334,131 births
Katie Girl
#576 241,285 births
Compare Kateleigh side by side: Kateleigh vs Kathleen Kateleigh vs Katherine Kateleigh vs Kathryn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kateleigh: Baby Name Since 2004 - 26 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kateleigh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kateleigh 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 July 2026.