Is Kaley a boy or girl name?
Kaley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 0 boys were named Kaley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 13,667 US babies named Kaley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,724
- Babies named Kaley since 1967
- 13,667
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 578 babies
Boys and girls named Kaley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 130 | 96.3% |
| 1980s | 15 | 1,583 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 5 | 4,905 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,622 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,004 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,724 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,716 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,396 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,276 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,011 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,735 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,603 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,350 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,314 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,235 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,049 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,030 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,082 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,045 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 253 | #1,028 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 328 | #853 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 413 | #709 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 428 | #671 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 513 | #559 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 553 | #520 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 578 | #495 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 543 | #507 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 508 | #528 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 505 | #522 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 540 | #481 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 510 | #501 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 508 | #488 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 502 | #480 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 479 | #512 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,557 | 481 | #518 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 546 | #460 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 524 | #470 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 438 | #534 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 377 | #601 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 318 | #650 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 292 | #663 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,563 | 274 | #675 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 239 | #741 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,070 | 183 | #876 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,826 | 105 | #1,234 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,086 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,955 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,584 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,719 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,535 | 28 | #3,025 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,970 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,816 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,229 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,505 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,839 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,858 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,794 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,974 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,930 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,364 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaley reached #6,535 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #460 in 1993. 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 Kaley
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.