How Many People Are Named Kaleigh?
An estimated 15,830 people in the United States have the first name Kaleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kaleigh peaked in popularity in 2001 with 729 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaleigh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaleigh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,830
About 1 in 21,652 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2001
729 births
Total Registered
16,190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaleigh
Kaleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,190 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaleigh as a male name
Ranked #10,659 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (6 births)
Kaleigh as a female name
Ranked #2,779 in 2024
61 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (729 births)
Kaleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaleigh span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,292 babies were registered. Kaleigh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaleigh by Decade
How has Kaleigh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaleigh by State
Birth registrations for Kaleigh span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Nevada, Delaware, Utah. On average, about 345 Kaleighs were registered per state.
Kaleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaleigh
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaleigh?
We estimate approximately 15,830 people named Kaleigh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 21,652 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaleigh a common name?
Kaleigh is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaleigh most popular?
Kaleigh reached peak popularity in 2001, when 729 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaleigh is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaleigh a female name?
Kaleigh is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaleigh Smith, Kaleigh Johnson, Kaleigh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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