girl's name

Ayleigh

AY-lee (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 79

Ayleigh is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2015, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2010.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ayleigh Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s.

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Births named Ayleigh by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 48

How Popular Is Ayleigh?

In 2018, Ayleigh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Ayleigh Is Used

Scotland #783 4 in 2018
United States #17,608 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Ayleigh

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ayleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Ayleigh

  • English AY-lee

Sibling Names for Ayleigh

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Ayleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Ayleigh

How popular is the name Ayleigh?

In 2018, Ayleigh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Ayleigh a girl's or a boy's name?

Ayleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ayleigh?

Ayleigh has 2 syllables.

When was Ayleigh most popular?

Ayleigh peaked in 2015, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.