Kayley Girl
How popular is Kayley?
#3,388 girl name in 2025
45 baby girls were named Kayley in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name.
Kayley popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,388 for girls (▼ 163 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-66% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,622 in 2015, #2,241 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (461 girls) |
| Highest rank | #548 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kayley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaylee family of names ranked #38 for girls in 2025 (#29 the year before), with 6,126 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylee | 1,205 | 20% |
| Callie | 1,754 | 29% |
| Kali | 948 | 15% |
| Cali | 518 | 8% |
| Kayleigh | 340 | 6% |
| Kallie | 279 | 5% |
| Kailey | 153 | 2% |
| Kaylie | 148 | 2% |
| Caylee | 84 | 1% |
| Kailee | 98 | 2% |
| Kaleigh | 56 | 1% |
| Kaley | 38 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kayley is most popular
Babies named Kayley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Kayley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1980s | 476 | #1,120 |
| 1990s | 2,559 | #548 |
| 2000s | 3,679 | #638 |
| 2010s | 1,503 | #1,075 |
| 2020s | 364 | #2,241 |
Girl names about as popular as Kayley
Questions
- Is Kayley a boy or girl name?
- Kayley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kayley were girls.
- How popular is the name Kayley?
- 45 baby girls were named Kayley in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name.
- When was Kayley most popular?
- Kayley peaked in 1999, when 461 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #548 in 1999.
- How many people are named Kayley?
- 8,586 babies have been named Kayley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,489 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Kayley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kayley was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.