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Kayleigh

Kayleigh holds the #799 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 340 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #435 in 2020 to #799 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#227 nationally, 1,450 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1984. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#218 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#799
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#227
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
340
girls named Kayleigh

Kayleigh popularity, 1880–2025

0.021%0.043%0.064%0.085%18801900192019401960198020002020#227 in 2009
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2009

Where Kayleigh is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025WI—Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #829 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#829Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025IA—Illinois: #797 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#797Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: #846 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#846Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025CT—California: #1323 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1323Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #653 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#653West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025WV—Virginia: #662 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#662Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025KS—Arkansas: #376 (8 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)AR#376Tennessee: #532 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#532North Carolina: #510 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#510South Carolina: #278 (18 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)SC#278District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #697 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OK#697Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: #218 (12 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)MS#218Alabama: #372 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AL#372Georgia: #710 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kayleigh in 2025HI—Texas: #901 (32 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#901Florida: #674 (25 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#674
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#218), South Carolina (#278), Arkansas (#376)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kayleigh in the most recent year of SSA data.

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