Kayliegh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Kayliegh is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kayliegh mean?
Modern: variant of Kayleigh, from Kay and Leigh
A variant spelling of Kayleigh, a name that spread in Britain after Marillion's 1985 song of that title.
Is Kayliegh a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayliegh is a girls' name.
How popular is Kayliegh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kayliegh in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kayliegh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Kayliegh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Kayliegh in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayliegh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Nicknames for Kayliegh
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kayliegh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Caoimhe, Caragh, Kiara, Eilidh, Cassidy, Niamh, Eden, Teagan, Ffion, Caitlin, Raegan
Names related to Kayliegh
Kayleigh, Cayleigh, Kaleigh, Keyleigh, Kaileigh, Kyleigh, Kaleigha, Kalleigh, Kaeleigh
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, “Kayliegh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayliegh, updated 20 October 2026.