Is Kayleah a boy or girl name?

Kayleah is a girl’s name. Of the 669 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kayleah

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Kayleah was most popular in 2010, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,822 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 669 people named Kayleah.

Kayleah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kayleah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kayleah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kayleah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 669 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.

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