Is Kaleigh a boy or girl name?
Kaleigh is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 0 boys were named Kaleigh, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,190 US babies named Kaleigh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,779
- Babies named Kaleigh since 1980
- 16,190
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 729 babies
Boys and girls named Kaleigh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1,397 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,270 | 100% |
| 2000s | 6 | 6,286 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,785 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 446 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,779 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,343 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,395 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,853 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,682 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,455 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,337 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,308 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,052 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 303 | #896 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 305 | #851 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 336 | #797 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 408 | #690 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 502 | #584 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 479 | #628 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 534 | #578 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 571 | #543 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 636 | #489 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 675 | #451 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,659 | 641 | #463 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 668 | #450 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 670 | #434 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 729 | #399 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 683 | #415 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 647 | #427 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 625 | #423 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 538 | #464 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 499 | #482 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 515 | #481 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 520 | #481 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 463 | #525 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 577 | #435 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 438 | #533 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 448 | #530 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 349 | #608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 326 | #613 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 290 | #650 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 288 | #642 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,772 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,636 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,713 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,544 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaleigh reached #10,659 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #399 in 2001. 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 Kaleigh
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.