Girls' name · since 1978
Kyleigh
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 20,193 babies named Kyleigh, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,193
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
20,193 babies have been named Kyleigh since 1978, making it today's #1202 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyleigh has been recorded 20,193 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #1202 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,193 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyleigh ranks #1,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,193 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,193
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyleigh's 20,193 recorded births place it above 98.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kyleigh compares
20,193 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kyleigh's all-time total is 54x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,193 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,172 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyleigh splits its recorded history at 2002: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 1,172 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 1,172
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kyleigh popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2004 (Kyleigh as boys' name)
Kyleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,293 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kyleigh's strongest decade.
8,293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kyleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 352
1980s
352 births
- 1990s 2,046
1990s
2,046 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,031 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,293 births
- 2020s 1,448
2020s
1,448 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,293 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kyleigh 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 Kyleigh's total volume
Kyleigh by state
Where Kyleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,744 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,105 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,029 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 958 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 938 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 846 | 4.2% |
| #7 | California | | 796 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 743 | 3.7% |
1,744 of 20,193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Kyleigh appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyleigh's data
- Kyleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (8,293 total births); usage has since declined to 1,448 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kyleighs (1,744 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 Kyleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kyleigh 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.