Cayleigh
Girl name · #4923 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 27 baby girls were named Cayleigh, placing it at #4923 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2382, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Cayleigh.
The 39-year story
Cayleigh first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 16 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2009, when 162 girls were named Cayleigh — good for #1441 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Cayleigh per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cayleigh in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Cayleigh is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Cayleigh will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Cayleigh is most common
State-level data for Cayleigh is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Cayleigh
Statistically, parents drawn to Cayleigh tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Carleigh, Hayleigh, Baileigh, Jayleigh, and Rileigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cayleigh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4669 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2784 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2376 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2782 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2689 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1942 |
| 2015 | 77 | #2382 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1940 |
| 2013 | 131 | #1634 |
| 2012 | 115 | #1782 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1598 |
| 2010 | 142 | #1562 |
| 2009 | 162 | #1441 |
| 2008 | 94 | #2137 |
| 2007 | 75 | #2485 |
| 2006 | 71 | #2555 |
| 2005 | 82 | #2225 |
| 2004 | 74 | #2326 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3085 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2780 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2963 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cayleigh a popular girl name?
Cayleigh ranked #4923 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2382.
When was the name Cayleigh most popular?
Cayleigh peaked in 2009, when 162 American girls received the name (ranked #1441 that year). Since 2009 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Cayleigh?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Cayleigh. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.