US rank #1071 Girls' name Peak 2011 19,995 births

Kyleigh — #1071 US girls' name

19,995 babies named Kyleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s3521990s20462000s80312010s82892020s1254
#1071
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kyleigh was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

1,172 babies were named Kyleigh in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 19,995 babies named Kyleigh between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyleigh currently holds the #1071 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 1,172 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8,289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kyleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,721 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyleigh in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyleigh 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 19,995 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.

Kyleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

19,995

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2011

1,172 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,071

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyleigh popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
1,172
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kyleigh popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2004 (Kyleigh as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2004 6

Kyleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8,289 births that decade — 41% of Kyleigh's all-time total
1970s231980s3521990s20462000s80312010s82892020s1254

Kyleigh by state

Where Kyleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kyleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,721 8.6%
#2 Florida
1,090 5.5%
#3 Ohio
1,024 5.1%
#4 North Carolina
944 4.7%
#5 Georgia
922 4.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
836 4.2%
#7 California
796 4.0%
#8 Alabama
730 3.7%
Texas share of Kyleigh's total US births 8.6%
Even split

1,721 of 19,995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Kyleigh appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyleigh?
19,995 babies have been named Kyleigh since 1978. It currently ranks #1071 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 1,172 births.
When was Kyleigh most popular?
Kyleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8,289 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Kyleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kyleigh are Texas (1,721 births), Florida (1,090 births), Ohio (1,024 births).
How long has the name Kyleigh been used?
Kyleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kylie, Kylee, Kyla, Kyle, 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, 1978–2024 (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.