UK girl's name
Kay-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kay-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Kay-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5556, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 5 births.
This profile covers 23 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1997 to 2009. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Kay-Leigh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kay-Leigh ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 5 girls were registered as Kay-Leigh.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kay-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5556
2009
Births in 2009
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
5 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Kay-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Kay-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kay-Leigh, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kay-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kay-Leigh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4395 | 14 | 4 |
| 1990s | #2938 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Kay-Leigh
- Katie 53,185
- Keira 14,411
- Katherine 11,323
- Kayleigh 10,677
- Kate 10,276
- Kelsey 7,224
- Kiera 7,218
- Kayla 6,541
- Kirsty 6,384
- Khadija 5,948
- Kimberley 5,189
- Kaitlyn 5,137
FAQ
Kay-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kay-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2009, Kay-Leigh was ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Kay-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 5 babies registered as Kay-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Kay-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 23 babies have been registered as Kay-Leigh across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.