NameTides

Kayley

Kayley was the #3,389 girls' name in the US in 2025 (45 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Kayley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kayley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kayley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,389 (45)#5,927 (3)——#885 (3)#1,974 (11)
2024#3,225 (49)—————
2023#2,975 (56)——#391 (3)—#2,604 (7)
2022#2,510 (71)#5,670 (3)———#2,835 (6)
2021#2,715 (63)#3,519 (6)———#1,592 (14)
2020#2,241 (80)#3,899 (5)———#2,343 (8)
2019#2,651 (65)#4,686 (4)——#871 (3)#1,408 (17)
2018#2,014 (97)#3,518 (6)#502 (6)——#1,301 (18)
2017#1,976 (100)#5,765 (3)#570 (5)——#1,123 (22)
2016#1,704 (125)#1,920 (15)#798 (3)——#2,892 (6)
2015#1,622 (132)#2,328 (11)——#660 (5)#1,659 (13)
2014#1,526 (143)#1,966 (14)——#876 (3)#1,077 (24)
2013#1,292 (181)#1,864 (15)#663 (4)——#1,021 (25)
2012#1,128 (218)#1,184 (28)#665 (4)#451 (3)#677 (5)#1,055 (24)
2011#1,160 (211)#1,438 (21)#579 (5)#444 (3)#612 (6)#850 (31)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #548.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 36,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kayley is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 32,000 to 1 in 47,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kayley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kayley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KayleyCanadaGirls#1,97411
KayleyEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KayleyIrelandGirls#8853
KayleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KayleyScotlandGirls—too few
KayleyUSGirls#3,38945