Kayley

Kayley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “slender”
Origin: English
Say it: KAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Kayley is usually treated as a variant spelling within the Kaylee/Kaley family, often influenced by Kay and Lee. It is commonly connected to Kayla or Kaley, with etymology that can vary by source.

English names American names Modern names

How popular is Kayley?

202414.7 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Compare with another name

Babies named Kayley in 202449

2024 rank#3,239 girls

Peak year1999

Total US babies since 18808,541

Kayley is fading: recent use is about 36% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kayley

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Kayley questions

What does the name Kayley mean?

Kayley means "slender". It comes from English. Kayley is usually treated as a variant spelling within the Kaylee/Kaley family, often influenced by Kay and Lee. It is commonly connected to Kayla or Kaley, with etymology that can vary by source.

Is Kayley a boy or girl name?

Kayley is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kayley?

49 US babies were named Kayley in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.

How do you pronounce Kayley?

Kayley is usually pronounced KAY-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.