Recorded 1997–2017 Girls' name Peak 2012 211 births

Keileigh — girls' name

211 babies named Keileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s972010s81

The verdict

211 girls have been named Keileigh since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

211
total births
1997–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Keileigh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

20 babies were named Keileigh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keileigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Keileigh between 1997 and 2017, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keileigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keileigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keileigh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keileigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keileigh 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 211 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.

Keileigh at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

211

Since 1997

21 years of records

Peak year

2012

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1997

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2017

Keileigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1997

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
20
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
510152025 2017201320102007200419991997 12

Keileigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 46% of Keileigh's all-time total
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Keileigh by state

Where Keileigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keileigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 2.4%
North Carolina share of Keileigh's total US births 2.4%

5 of 211 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keileigh?
211 babies have been named Keileigh since 1997. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2012 with 20 births.
When was Keileigh most popular?
Keileigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Keileigh most popular?
The top states for the name Keileigh are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Keileigh been used?
Keileigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 21 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Keileigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, 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, 1997–2017 (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.