How Many People Are Named Kelleigh?
An estimated 423 people in the United States have the first name Kelleigh. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Kelleigh peaked in popularity in 1987 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelleigh 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 Kelleigh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
423
About 1 in 810,294 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1987
19 births
Total Registered
444
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelleigh
Kelleigh is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 444 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kelleigh as a female name
Ranked #16,479 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1987 (19 births)
Kelleigh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelleigh span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 128 babies were registered. Kelleigh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kelleigh by Decade
How has Kelleigh 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.
Kelleigh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelleigh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kelleigh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelleigh?
We estimate approximately 423 people named Kelleigh 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 810,294 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelleigh a common name?
Kelleigh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 444 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelleigh most popular?
Kelleigh reached peak popularity in 1987, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelleigh is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelleigh a female name?
Kelleigh is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelleigh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelleigh Smith, Kelleigh Johnson, Kelleigh 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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