Kaileigh Girl

How popular is Kaileigh?

#5,098 girl name in 2025

25 baby girls were named Kaileigh in the US in 2025, making it the 5098th most popular girl name.

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2,746living people named Kaileigh (est.)
20median age of people named Kaileigh
2,774babies named Kaileigh since 1880
1 in 132,614US babies born in 2025

Kaileigh popularity over time

075150 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#5,098 for girls (▲ 861 from 2024)
Babies in 202525 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-68% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,340 in 2015, #3,777 in 2020
Peak year2004 (124 girls)
Highest rank#1,585 in 2004
First recorded1985
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Kaileigh counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaylee family of names ranked #38 for girls in 2025 (#29 the year before), with 6,126 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Kaylee 1,205 20%
Callie 1,754 29%
Kali 948 15%
Cali 518 8%
Kayleigh 340 6%
Kallie 279 5%
Kailey 153 2%
Kaylie 148 2%
Caylee 84 1%
Kailee 98 2%
Kaleigh 56 1%
Kaley 38 1%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Where Kaileigh is most popular

Babies named Kaileigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Kaileigh by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1980s148#2,366
1990s593#1,783
2000s1,058#1,585
2010s799#1,728
2020s176#3,777

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Questions

Is Kaileigh a boy or girl name?
Kaileigh is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kaileigh were girls.
How popular is the name Kaileigh?
25 baby girls were named Kaileigh in the US in 2025, making it the 5098th most popular girl name.
When was Kaileigh most popular?
Kaileigh peaked in 2004, when 124 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,585 in 2004.
How many people are named Kaileigh?
2,774 babies have been named Kaileigh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,746 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Where is Kaileigh most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Kaileigh was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.