Feminine dossier · first seen 1984

Kayleigh

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
1,450
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
1984Peak 20092025
peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Kayleigh

How many people are named Kayleigh?

An estimated 34,163 living Americans are named Kayleigh.

How rare is Kayleigh?

Kayleigh is uncommon among babies today, with 340 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 76.6% from its 2009 peak.

How old is the typical Kayleigh?

The median age of a living American named Kayleigh is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 27 years old.

Is Kayleigh still popular?

Not especially. Kayleigh has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 340 births in 2025.

Where is Kayleigh most common?

Kayleigh has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appeared 5.9× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
76.6%
2025
340
All-time
34,561

Kayleigh broke out in Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Rhode Island (1986) and became over-represented in 27 states over 34 years.

Broke out: Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Rhode Island, 1986 · over-represented in 27 states over 34 years

Alabama: broke out 2001 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 2004 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: broke out 1991 CO Connecticut: broke out 1991 CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: broke out 1992 FL Georgia: broke out 1996 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 1986 IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: broke out 1998 KS Kentucky: broke out 2002 KY Louisiana: broke out 1996 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: broke out 2000 MD Massachusetts: broke out 1986 MA Michigan: broke out 1990 MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 2001 MS Missouri: broke out 2009 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: broke out 1988 NH New Jersey: broke out 2020 NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: broke out 1987 NY North Carolina: broke out 2000 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 1986 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1997 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: broke out 1992 PA Rhode Island: broke out 1986 RI South Carolina: broke out 2004 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2000 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 1999 VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: broke out 2005 WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY