Is Kailey a boy or girl name?
Kailey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 180 girls and 0 boys were named Kailey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 27,099 US babies named Kailey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,284
- Babies named Kailey since 1970
- 27,099
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 1,449 babies
Boys and girls named Kailey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,006 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,830 | 100% |
| 2000s | 10 | 11,836 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,153 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,254 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,284 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,094 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 271 | #961 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 322 | #847 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 346 | #800 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 427 | #685 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 454 | #656 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 507 | #595 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 587 | #531 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 664 | #476 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 671 | #452 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 757 | #415 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 906 | #355 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 834 | #384 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 999 | #330 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,083 | #309 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,178 | #287 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #258 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #251 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,264 | 1,439 | #228 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,331 | #246 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,090 | #288 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,050 | #305 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,048 | #294 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,114 | #279 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 789 | #351 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 730 | #369 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 676 | #391 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 583 | #434 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 573 | #436 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 529 | #465 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 412 | #566 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 376 | #603 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 308 | #662 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 226 | #811 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 169 | #956 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,025 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,500 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,013 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,183 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,697 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,046 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,094 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,829 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,579 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kailey reached #7,264 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #228 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kailey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.