Given name
Cayleigh
“crowned with laurel”·“one who is slender”·“one who is lean”
Cayleigh is a variant of Cayla. Interpretations include “crowned with laurel” and “one who is slender”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Cayleigh is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cayleigh is a variant of Cayla. Interpretations include “crowned with laurel” and “one who is slender”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Cayleigh is a variant of Caley. One interpretation is “one who is lean.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cayleigh is a variant of Cayla. An origin associated with Cayla is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cayleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,297
- 0 boys · 2,297 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 162 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,900 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,900 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 162 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,796 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cayleigh’s family of names
Cayleigh has a related form in Cayla. Cayleigh has a related form in Caley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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