US rank #16025 Girls' name Peak 2008 420 births

Keeleigh — #16025 US girls' name

420 babies named Keeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s1872010s1672020s25
#16025
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Keeleigh was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

33 babies were named Keeleigh in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keeleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Keeleigh between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keeleigh currently holds the #16025 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keeleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keeleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keeleigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keeleigh 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 420 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.

Keeleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

420

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2008

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,025

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
33
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 20242019201520112007200319991994 6

Keeleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
187 births that decade — 45% of Keeleigh's all-time total
1990s412000s1872010s1672020s25

Keeleigh by state

Where Keeleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keeleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.4%
Texas share of Keeleigh's total US births 2.4%

10 of 420 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keeleigh?
420 babies have been named Keeleigh since 1994. It currently ranks #16025 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 33 births.
When was Keeleigh most popular?
Keeleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Keeleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Keeleigh are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Keeleigh been used?
Keeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keeleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keely, Keeley, Keegan, Keesha, 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, 1994–2024 (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.