Kaileigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,098 for girls
Kaileigh is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Kaileigh mean?
Modern: variant of Kayleigh, a blend of Kay and Leigh
A spelling of Kayleigh, a name that spread in Britain after Marillion's 1985 song 'Kayleigh'.
Is Kaileigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaileigh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaileigh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 girls.
Kaileigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 2 | #6,613 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 2 | #5,081 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kaileigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,098th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Kaileigh, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,777th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 124 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Kaileigh in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaileigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,777 |
| 2019 | 52 | #3,084 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,966 |
| 2015 | 79 | #2,340 |
| 2014 | 82 | #2,267 |
| 2013 | 95 | #2,032 |
| 2012 | 88 | #2,145 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,728 |
| 2010 | 109 | #1,860 |
| 2009 | 101 | #2,029 |
| 2008 | 107 | #1,966 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,971 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,878 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,656 |
| 2004 | 124 | #1,585 |
| 2003 | 116 | #1,651 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,778 |
| 2001 | 83 | #2,031 |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,823 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,783 |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,974 |
| 1997 | 68 | #2,067 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 55 | #2,348 |
| 1993 | 56 | #2,284 |
| 1992 | 51 | #2,483 |
| 1991 | 47 | #2,587 |
| 1990 | 48 | #2,487 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,366 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
Names like Kaileigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Kayleigh, Caoimhe, Kiara, Caragh, Eden, Eilidh, Niamh, Cassidy, Teagan, Ffion, Raegan
Names related to Kaileigh
Caileigh, Kaleigh, Kayliegh, Keileigh, Kaleigha, Kalleigh, Kaeleigh, Kileigh, Kaliegh
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaileigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaileigh, updated 20 October 2026.