Girls' name · since 1960
Keleigh
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 799 babies named Keleigh, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keleigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 799 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Keleigh recorded 799 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #8,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 799 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keleigh ranks #8,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 799 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keleigh's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Keleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keleigh's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Keleigh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (217 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Keleigh's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Keleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
217 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 217 births (27% of all-time use).
How Keleigh 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 Keleigh's total volume
Keleigh by state
Where Keleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Keleigh's decade-level peak was the 1990s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keleighs (25 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1960–2024 (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 Keleigh 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.