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 [ syll. kay-lei-(g)(h), ka-yle-igh ] The girl name Kayleigh is pronounced KEY-L-EY- KEY. 1: Kayleigh is of Celtic origin, and it is used mainly in the English and Irish languages. The first name can be taken to be from the combination of Kay and Leigh, or else it can be derived from the surname Kayley. The name has been popularized by the hit song Kayleigh (1985) by the English rock group Marillion. 2: Kayleigh's language of origin is Gaelic. The name can be Anglicized from the Gaelic word 'ceilidh' (traditional social dance). Kayleigh is a variant spelling of Kayley (English and Irish). See also the related forms, Kay (English and German) and Leigh (English). Kayleigh is popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1980s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.069% of baby girls were given the name Kayleigh. It ranked at #239 then. Within all girl names in its group, Kayleigh was the most popular in 2008. 4 times more girls were named Kayleigh than the subsequent ranked name, Kayley (English and Irish), in that year. Baby names that sound like Kayleigh include Kaeleigh (English), Caeleigh (English), Cayleigh (English), Kaala (English), Kaela (English and Arabic), Kaelah (English), Kaelee (English), Kaeley (English), Kaelly (English), Kaely (English), Kahla (English), Kahlei (English), Kahley (English), Kahlia (Hawaiian), Kaila (English), Kailah (English), Kailee (English), Kailei (English), Kaileigh (English), and Kailey (English). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Kayleigh: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"   |
