The first name Kayleigh
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˈkeɪli/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kaylee.
A form of Kaylee.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 18 girls were named Kayleigh, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 1,206 births (#51).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kayleigh with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kayleigh at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 340 girls born in the United States were named Kayleigh, the 804th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 1,450 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kayleigh
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kayleigh McEnanyAmerican political commentator and writer (born 1988)
Questions
- How popular is the name Kayleigh?
- In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Kayleigh, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 1996, with 1,206 births.
- Is Kayleigh a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 34,568 US babies named Kayleigh since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kayleigh most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 1,450 babies were named Kayleigh, its highest rank at 227th.
- How do you pronounce Kayleigh?
- Kayleigh is /ˈkeɪli/, 2 syllables.
- What name is Kayleigh a form of?
- Kayleigh is a form of Kaylee.