Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 305 births

Kleigh — girls' name

305 babies named Kleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s792000s1092010s962020s14
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kleigh was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kleigh in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Kleigh between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kleigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kleigh 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 305 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.

Kleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

305

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 202320172012200820042000199619921989 7

Kleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 36% of Kleigh's all-time total
1980s71990s792000s1092010s962020s14

Kleigh by state

Where Kleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
36 11.8%
Texas share of Kleigh's total US births 11.8%

36 of 305 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kleigh?
305 babies have been named Kleigh since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 18 births.
When was Kleigh most popular?
Kleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kleigh are Texas (36 births).
How long has the name Kleigh been used?
Kleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klee, Kleo, Klea, Kleio, 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, 1989–2023 (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.