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Kayleigh

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kayleigh: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #50 to #1705.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#50#1705
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#51
1997#50
1998#59
1999#67
2000#70
2001#77
2002#84
2003#83
2004#88
2005#99
2006#102
2007#110
2008#145
2009#175
2010#188
2011#264
2012#312
2013#421
2014#481
2015#643
2016#638
2017#1043
2018#990
2019#980
2020#1397
2021#1628
2022#1245
2023#1705
2024#1541
2025#1639

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1985 to 2025.

In 2025: #207 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1639 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1985–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1985–2025

    Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1985–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #45 in Republic of Ireland in 1997.

Kayleigh's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#163918HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#154120HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#170517HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#124526HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#162818HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#139722HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#98036HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#99036HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#104334HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#63866HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#64364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#48189HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#421101HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#312155HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#264185HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#188267HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#175297HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#145372HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#110481HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#102523HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#99524HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#88591HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#83612HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#84640HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#77691HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#70746HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#67799HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#59919HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#501,140HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#511,206HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2885HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2466HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2138HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#19510HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#3554HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2517HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2487HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#15613HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2348HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2039HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#11422HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#13716HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#8628HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#9127HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#13116HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#7031HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#15912HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#12215HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#15611HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#11816HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#13913HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#16310HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2137HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#15512HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#10921HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#20721HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#17126HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#22618HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#18326HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#22820HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#15532HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#18727HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#19626HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#11552HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#17032HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#14342HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#11751HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#10066HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#8578HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9771HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#8977HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8682HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#65110HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#55126HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#58115HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5899HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#7181HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6380HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6875HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#7472HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#7365HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5584HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4887HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#45133HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#5699HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#6681HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#10854HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#13937HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#15633HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#13339HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#19423HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#18325HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#26214HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#26214HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#3348HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kayleigh is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Kayleigh, between 1985 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1985–202541#45 in 1997
England and Wales1996–202530#50 in 1997
Northern Ireland1997–202428#70 in 2006
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 27 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1997) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1985 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #45 in Republic of Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.