Kayleigh

Kayleigh: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern variant of Kaylee”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
KAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Modern spelling of Kaylee, a name that developed in late 20th-century English usage. It is often treated as a blend of Kay and Lee or as an elaborated form of Kayla.

How popular is Kayleigh?

2024116 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kayleigh in 2024385

2024 rank#732 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 188034,219

Kayleigh is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kayleigh

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaileymodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)
  • Caeliof the sky · Latin
  • Kaileemodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)
  • Cayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaleyslender · Irish
  • Caleighslender · Irish
  • Kaylimodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)

Kayleigh questions

What does the name Kayleigh mean?

Kayleigh means "modern variant of Kaylee". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern spelling of Kaylee, a name that developed in late 20th-century English usage. It is often treated as a blend of Kay and Lee or as an elaborated form of Kayla.

Is Kayleigh a boy or girl name?

Kayleigh is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kayleigh?

385 US babies were named Kayleigh in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Kayleigh?

Kayleigh is usually pronounced KAY-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.