Kayleigh vs Liadh
Kayleigh and Liadhcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kayleigh was ranked #207 and Liadh #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Kayleigh and Liadh over time
Kayleigh and Liadh appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Kayleigh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Liadh in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kayleigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Liadh in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Liadh moved ahead of Kayleigh in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #171 and #232 the year before became #207 and #196.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Liadh rose about as far as Kayleigh fell — from #133 and #515 in 1991 to #207 and #196 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Kayleigh and Liadh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #207 and #196.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1991–2025
Kayleigh held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Liadh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kayleigh #45 in 1997, Liadh #196 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Liadh moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #171 and #232; by 2025 that had become #207 and #196.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kayleigh #207, Liadh #196.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Kayleigh | Liadh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #207 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 53/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kayleigh has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Liadh.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Kayleigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2025
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1985–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Liadh
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1991–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls