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Kayley

100% girls · 45 born in 2025

Kayley has been given to about 8,586 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,499
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kayley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 461
  • Born in 202545
  • All time8,586
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Kayley?

Its best year was 1999, when 461 babies were given the name, ranking 548th. The typical living American called Kayley is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Kayley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kailey0.92
  2. Hayley0.88
  3. Kaley0.88
  4. Karley0.88
  5. Carley0.84
  6. Hailey0.79
  7. Bailey0.79
  8. Kayleigh0.78

Middle names for Kayley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kayley Anne0.81
  2. Kayley Catherine0.78
  3. Kayley Josephine0.78
  4. Kayley Rose0.77
  5. Kayley Marie0.77
  6. Kayley Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kayley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.93
  2. Hallesister · 0.92
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.92
  4. Tracebrother · 0.92
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.91
  6. Macysister · 0.91

Where Kayley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kayley Anderson0.77
  2. Kayley White0.72
  3. Kayley Nguyen0.72
  4. Kayley Moore0.72
  5. Kayley Hill0.72
  6. Kayley Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kayley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kayley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.