US rank #3359 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,962 births

Kynleigh — #3359 US girls' name

1,962 babies named Kynleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1932010s14012020s362
#3359
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Kynleigh was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

189 babies were named Kynleigh in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kynleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,962 babies named Kynleigh between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kynleigh currently holds the #3359 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 189 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kynleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,401 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kynleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 307 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kynleigh in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kynleigh 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 1,962 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.

Kynleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,962

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2014

189 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,359

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kynleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
189
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Kynleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,401 births that decade — 71% of Kynleigh's all-time total
1990s62000s1932010s14012020s362

Kynleigh by state

Where Kynleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kynleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
307 15.6%
#2 Alabama
115 5.9%
#3 North Carolina
90 4.6%
#4 Georgia
79 4.0%
#5 Kentucky
62 3.2%
#6 Oklahoma
61 3.1%
#7 Tennessee
61 3.1%
#8 Indiana
58 3.0%
Texas share of Kynleigh's total US births 15.6%
Even split

307 of 1,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Kynleigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kynleigh?
1,962 babies have been named Kynleigh since 1999. It currently ranks #3359 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 189 births.
When was Kynleigh most popular?
Kynleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,401 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kynleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Kynleigh are Texas (307 births), Alabama (115 births), North Carolina (90 births).
How long has the name Kynleigh been used?
Kynleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kynleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyndall, Kynlee, Kyndal, Kyndra, 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, 1999–2024 (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.