Recorded 2002–2016 Girls' name Peak 2006 60 births

Kayeleigh — girls' name

60 babies named Kayeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

60 girls have been named Kayeleigh since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

60
total births
2002–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Kayeleigh was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kayeleigh in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayeleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Kayeleigh between 2002 and 2016, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayeleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayeleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kayeleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayeleigh 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 60 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.

Kayeleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

60

Since 2002

15 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2002

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kayeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2002

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 20162012201020092006200420032002 8

Kayeleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 72% of Kayeleigh's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayeleigh?
60 babies have been named Kayeleigh since 2002. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
When was Kayeleigh most popular?
Kayeleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kayeleigh been used?
Kayeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 15 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kayeleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2016 (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.