Kayleigh is an established girls' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Kayleigh is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #804 for girl births in the United States (and #1,551 across all names), given to 340 babies. Kayleigh was first reported in SSA data in 1984 and peaked in 2009 (1,450 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 340 | 340 | #804 | — |
| 2024 | 386 | 386 | #731 | — |
| 2023 | 469 | 469 | #631 | — |
| 2022 | 590 | 590 | #529 | — |
| 2021 | 754 | 754 | #418 | — |
| 2020 | 706 | 706 | #435 | — |
| 2019 | 644 | 644 | #488 | — |
| 2018 | 707 | 707 | #451 | — |
| 2017 | 798 | 798 | #391 | — |
| 2016 | 958 | 958 | #348 | — |
| 2015 | 1,008 | 1,008 | #324 | — |
| 2014 | 1,174 | 1,174 | #278 | — |
| 2013 | 1,135 | 1,135 | #279 | — |
| 2012 | 1,227 | 1,227 | #265 | — |
| 2011 | 1,286 | 1,286 | #246 | — |
| 2010 | 1,298 | 1,298 | #244 | — |
| 2009 | 1,450 | 1,450 | #227 | — |
| 2008 | 1,435 | 1,435 | #239 | — |
| 2007 | 1,396 | 1,396 | #250 | — |
| 2006 | 1,230 | 1,230 | #266 | — |
| 2005 | 1,234 | 1,234 | #266 | — |
| 2004 | 1,168 | 1,168 | #285 | #9,465 |
| 2003 | 1,072 | 1,072 | #290 | — |
| 2002 | 945 | 945 | #324 | — |
| 2001 | 962 | 962 | #321 | — |
| 2000 | 885 | 885 | #349 | — |
| 1999 | 818 | 818 | #363 | — |
| 1998 | 793 | 793 | #364 | — |
| 1997 | 690 | — | #383 | — |
| 1996 | 633 | — | #411 | — |
| 1995 | 598 | — | #432 | — |
| 1994 | 576 | — | #437 | — |
| 1993 | 621 | — | #402 | — |
| 1992 | 627 | — | #407 | — |
| 1991 | 658 | — | #390 | — |
| 1990 | 620 | — | #414 | — |
| 1989 | 609 | — | #407 | — |
| 1988 | 565 | — | #415 | — |
| 1987 | 537 | — | #416 | — |
| 1986 | 748 | — | #321 | — |
| 1985 | 211 | — | #794 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,598 | — |