Feminine dossier · first seen 1986
Cayleigh
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
162
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Cayleigh
How many people are named Cayleigh?
An estimated 2,267 living Americans are named Cayleigh.
How rare is Cayleigh?
Cayleigh is very rare among babies today, with 27 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 83.3% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Cayleigh?
The median age of a living American named Cayleigh is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 21 years old.
Is Cayleigh still popular?
Not especially. Cayleigh has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 27 births in 2025.
Where is Cayleigh most common?
Cayleigh has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1986Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
83.3%
2025
27
All-time
2,297
Where it lives now
Cayleigh is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Cayleigh is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.