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Kayleigh

Girl

Meaning of Kayleigh: Irish: 'slender'

Kayleigh is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 787th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#787

340 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

34,568

First recorded 1984 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 211 babies1986: 748 babies1987: 537 babies1988: 565 babies1989: 609 babies1990: 620 babies19901991: 658 babies1992: 627 babies1993: 621 babies1994: 576 babies1995: 598 babies1996: 633 babies1997: 690 babies1998: 793 babies1999: 818 babies2000: 885 babies20002001: 962 babies2002: 945 babies2003: 1,072 babies2004: 1,168 babies2005: 1,234 babies2006: 1,230 babies2007: 1,396 babies2008: 1,435 babies2009: 1,450 babies2010: 1,298 babies20102011: 1,286 babies2012: 1,227 babies2013: 1,135 babies2014: 1,174 babies2015: 1,008 babies2016: 958 babies2017: 798 babies2018: 707 babies2019: 644 babies2020: 706 babies20202021: 754 babies2022: 590 babies2023: 469 babies2024: 386 babies2025: 340 babies
US babies named Kayleigh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,450.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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