Girls' name · since 1989
Kleigh
Kleigh has 306 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
306 girls have been named Kleigh since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kleigh recorded 306 times among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 2023.
- #15,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kleigh ranks #15,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kleigh's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kleigh splits its recorded history at 2005: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kleigh's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (36% of all-time use).
Kleigh by state
Where Kleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 11.8% |
36 of 306 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kleigh's data
- Kleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 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 Kleighs (36 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 Kleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1989–2023 (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 Kleigh 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.