Kayleigh

Origin: Modern coinage — Variant of Kaylee · combines Kay and Lee

Girl's name · #804 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Kayleigh's best rank, #227, came in 2009; it has settled back to #804 today. Roughly 35,000 girls have been named Kayleigh since 1984.

Across the states

In recent years, Kayleigh ran about 6× its national rate in Mississippi.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Kayleigh ranks in other countries and regions.

#210 in Ireland (2025) · #466 in N. Ireland (2025) · #696 in Scotland (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,318 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kayleighs

Kayleigh McEnany — American political commentator and writer (born 1988)
Kayleigh Barton — Welsh association football player (born 1988)
Kayleigh Hines — English association football player
Kayleigh van Dooren — Dutch footballer (born 1999)
Kayleigh Powell — Welsh Rugby Union player

In stories & tradition

Kayleigh Morton — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Kayleighs become

Among 51 notable people named Kayleigh:

Sports figures appear 2.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kayleigh Barton, Welsh association football player (born 1988).

Similar names: Kailey · Jayla · Kaylen · Janiyah · Kaelyn · Kaila

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