Girls' name · since 1997
Keileigh
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.
- 211
- total births
- 1997–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Keileigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 211 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Keileigh recorded 211 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2017.
- 211 total births
- 1997–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keileigh's 211 recorded births place it above 73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Keileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keileigh's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keileigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2017
- Peak year (2012)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Keileigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Keileigh's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Keileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 97 births (46% of all-time use).
Keileigh by state
Where Keileigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 211 births nationwide.
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- Keileigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2010s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Keileighs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1997–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keileigh: Baby Name Since 1997 - 211 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keileigh. 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 Keileigh 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.