Boy or Girl

Is Cayleigh a boy or girl name?

Cayleigh is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 0 boys were named Cayleigh, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,270 US babies named Cayleigh were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#4,671
Babies named Cayleigh since 1986
2,270
Most popular year
2009
162 babies
Babies named Cayleigh each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Cayleigh from 1986 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Cayleigh, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s051100%
1990s0249100%
2000s0757100%
2010s0986100%
2020s0227100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–29#4,671
20230–26#5,023
20220–37#3,982
20210–61#2,785
20200–74#2,376
20190–55#2,967
20180–61#2,788
20170–64#2,696
20160–103#1,945
20150–77#2,388
20140–103#1,943
20130–131#1,635
20120–115#1,783
20110–135#1,604
20100–142#1,562
20090–162#1,440
20080–94#2,137
20070–75#2,490
20060–71#2,561
20050–82#2,228
20040–74#2,329
20030–48#3,091
20020–54#2,791
20010–48#2,969
20000–49#2,909
19990–37#3,386
19980–51#2,657
19970–25#4,247
19960–18#5,322
19950–19#5,052
19940–20#4,877
19930–22#4,546
19920–27#3,882
19910–14#6,309
19900–16#5,598
19890–11#7,033
19880–14#5,648
19870–10#6,872
19860–16#4,758

Highest rank

Cayleigh has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,440 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Cayleigh

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.