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Keyleigh
How to Pronounce Keyleigh
Pronounced KAY-lee /ˈkeɪ.li/Medium
Meaning: Keyleigh is a modern respelling of Kayleigh or Kaylee, a later-twentieth-century coinage that blends Kay (from Katherine) with Leigh (an English 'meadow' name). It is also felt to echo the Irish word ceilidh, a social gathering. Keyleigh is a decorative spelling; its meaning is the 'meadow' of the Leigh half.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Keyleigh is a modern American respelling of Kayleigh, a coinage that joins Kay to the -leigh 'meadow' ending. It appears in United States records from around 1997 and reached its small high near 2010. Given to only a couple dozen girls a year, this spelling stayed rare among the many versions of the name.
A girl named Keyleigh near that peak is still young, part of the Kaylee generation. It is a spelling variant rather than a revival; parents who love the sound usually choose the more common Kaylee or Kayleigh.
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What does the name Keyleigh mean?
It is a modern respelling of Kayleigh or Kaylee, a coinage blending Kay with the 'meadow' name Leigh.
How do you pronounce Keyleigh?
It's said KAY-lee /ˈkeɪ.li/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Keyleigh a boy or girl name?
Keyleigh is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Keyleigh?
It has always been rare, a spelling of Kaylee given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its high around the early twenty-tens.