Girls' name · since 1984
Kayleigh
34,561 babies named Kayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #804 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,561
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayleigh is the #804 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34,561 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayleigh has been recorded 34,561 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #804 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #804 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,561 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayleigh ranks #757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #804 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,561 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #804 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,561
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayleigh's 34,561 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kayleigh compares
34,561 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Kayleigh's all-time total is 92x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,561 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,450 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayleigh's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 1,450, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,450
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kayleigh popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2004 (Kayleigh as boys' name)
Kayleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11,770 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kayleigh's strongest decade.
11,770 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 2,677
1980s
2,677 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,634 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,770 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,235 births
- 2020s 3,245
2020s
3,245 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11,770 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kayleigh 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 Kayleigh's total volume
Kayleigh by state
Where Kayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,685 | 7.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,107 | 6.1% |
| #3 | California | | 1,868 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,719 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,653 | 4.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,585 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,522 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,433 | 4.1% |
2,685 of 34,561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Kayleigh appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayleigh's data
- Kayleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (11,770 total births); usage has since declined to 3,245 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kayleighs (2,685 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Kayleigh
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Kayleigh 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.