Is Kayley a boy or girl name?
Kayley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 0 boys were named Kayley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,541 US babies named Kayley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,238
- Babies named Kayley since 1977
- 8,541
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 461 babies
Boys and girls named Kayley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 476 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,559 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,679 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,503 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 319 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,238 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,996 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,517 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,735 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,247 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,666 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,019 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,984 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,710 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,630 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,530 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,298 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,129 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,161 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 288 | #929 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 349 | #821 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 338 | #841 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 383 | #733 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 438 | #638 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 411 | #669 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 377 | #693 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 332 | #734 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 375 | #669 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 388 | #645 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 461 | #548 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 446 | #555 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 259 | #802 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 256 | #803 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 206 | #916 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 235 | #849 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 200 | #946 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 197 | #972 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,133 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,202 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,127 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,378 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,585 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,760 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,515 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,408 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,463 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,156 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,054 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,340 |
Highest rank
Kayley has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #548 in 1999. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kayley
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.