Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Kayleigh

KAY-lee · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Slender; modern variant of Kayla/Kelly
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#731
2024 births385
Peak year2009
First appeared1984
Total US births34,212
2009 peak19841994200420142024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KayKayls
Alternate spellings
KaylieKayleyKaylee
In other languages
Kayleigh (English)

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Notable people named Kayleigh

Kayleigh McEnany (commentator)
Kayleigh Llewellyn (writer)
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