Is Kayleigh a boy or girl name?
Kayleigh is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 385 girls and 0 boys were named Kayleigh, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 34,219 US babies named Kayleigh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #731
- Babies named Kayleigh since 1984
- 34,219
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,449 babies
Boys and girls named Kayleigh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2,677 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,634 | 100% |
| 2000s | 7 | 11,769 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,232 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,900 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 385 | #731 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 467 | #631 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 590 | #529 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 754 | #418 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 704 | #435 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 644 | #488 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 706 | #451 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 797 | #392 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 958 | #348 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,008 | #324 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,173 | #278 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,135 | #279 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,227 | #265 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #246 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #244 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,449 | #227 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,435 | #239 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,396 | #250 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,230 | #266 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #266 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,465 | 1,161 | #285 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,072 | #290 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 945 | #324 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 962 | #321 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 885 | #349 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 818 | #363 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 793 | #364 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 690 | #383 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 633 | #411 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 598 | #432 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 576 | #437 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 621 | #402 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 627 | #407 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 658 | #390 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 620 | #414 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 609 | #407 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 565 | #415 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 537 | #416 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 748 | #321 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 211 | #794 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,598 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kayleigh reached #9,465 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #227 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 Kayleigh
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.