Feminine dossier · first seen 1984

Kayleigh

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kayleigh
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

1,449

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1984Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

73.4%

2024

385

All-time

34,212

Kayleigh is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 1,449 girls were named Kayleigh.

In 2024, only 385 girls were given the name.

Down 73.4% from its peak.

All told, about 34,212 Americans have been named Kayleigh and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1984.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

20091,449 girls named Kayleigh

2024385 girls named Kayleigh

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