Recorded 1963–2021 Girls' name Peak 1987 444 births

Kelleigh — girls' name

444 babies named Kelleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s461980s1171990s1282000s792010s452020s5
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kelleigh was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kelleigh in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 444 babies named Kelleigh between 1963 and 2021, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kelleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelleigh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kelleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelleigh 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 444 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.

Kelleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

444

Since 1963

59 years of records

Peak year

1987

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1963

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kelleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1963

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1987)
19
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Kelleigh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 29% of Kelleigh's all-time total
1960s241970s461980s1171990s1282000s792010s452020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelleigh?
444 babies have been named Kelleigh since 1963. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1987 with 19 births.
When was Kelleigh most popular?
Kelleigh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kelleigh been used?
Kelleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 59 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kelleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelsey, Kelli, Kellie, 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, 1963–2021 (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.