Kayleigh

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Modern coinage — Variant of Kaylee

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.

#207 in Ireland (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #856 in Canada (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,639 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,443 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #14,855 in Italy (2023) · #1,350 in Belgium (2022) · #366 in New Zealand (2020) · #5,486 in France (2016) and 1 more.

Famous Kayleighs

Kayleigh McEnany — American conservative political commentator and author (born 1988)
Kayleigh McKee — American voice actress (born 1994)
Kayleigh Heckel — American basketball player (born 2006)
Kayleigh Goldsworthy — American musician
Kayleigh Trappe — Irish social media and television personality (born 1995)

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 footballer (born 1988).

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

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