Cayleigh

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Cayleigh was most popular in 2009, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,556 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,297 people named Cayleigh.

Most popular in2009

Rank that year#2,556

Births that year162

Total since 18802,297

Given to100% girls

Cayleigh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cayleigh’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cayleigh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cayleigh is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,297 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cayleigh

Where Cayleigh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org