Is Kayleigh a boy or girl name?

Kayleigh is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Kayleigh?

The average Kayleigh alive today is an estimated 20 years old. People named Kayleigh were most often born around 2009.

When was the name Kayleigh most popular?

Kayleigh peaked in 2009 with 1,450 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Kayleigh have?

In one report's words: composite, vocalic, youthful. Kayleigh ranks #1385 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Kayleigh — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Formed as a modern compound joining Kay with the popular Gaelic-styled suffix -leigh. The spelling surged in Britain after rock band Marillion released their hit single Kayleigh in 1985, crossing into American birth records almost immediately thereafter.

Also answers toKay, Kay-Kay, Lee

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1984–2025

SSA Data

1984 peak: 1,450 souls, A.D. 2009 2025

2025: 340 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

20 yrs

Most Kayleighs were born around 2009 — remembers Vine, barely.

Peak Reign

2009

№227 that year

Generation

Gen Z, 52%

then Gen Alpha 28% · Millennial 20%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈35K ever born · now falling

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Kayleigh grew up with

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the family iPad·Fortnite dances·slime tutorials

Generation Distribution — Living Kayleighs

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Millennial 20%Gen Z 52%Gen Alpha 28%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Kayleigh peaked in 2009.

Estimated average age: 20.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name places its bearer squarely in the era of digital cameras and cheer competitions. With an average age around twenty, a Kayleigh is almost never imagined holding a landline phone. The spelling insists on all eight letters, regardless of how quickly someone tries to jot it down on a coffee cup.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name first entered the national records in 1984, before rising steadily to peak in 2009 with roughly one thousand births.

Field Note 02

Over fifty percent of all living bearers belong to Generation Z, giving the name a distinctly collegiate center of gravity.

Field Note 03

Annual registrations have dropped to around 340 births, settling into the lower third of the top thousand.

Notable Kayleighs

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Kayleigh McEnanycommentator and former White House press secretary, b. 1988

Kayleigh Greenprofessional soccer player, b. 1988

Adjacent Names

Haylee · Ryleigh · Ashlynn · Katelyn · Bailee · Makayla

Ephemera — If Kayleigh were a…

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City

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Object

Embroidered gym duffel

Job

Event coordinator

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