Kaley
Kaley was the 3866th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 2003 (578). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,631 places. More babies were named Kaley in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,866 girls, down 1,853 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,707babies recorded
Kaley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 25 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,866 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,013 | 93 |
| 2010 | #1,045 | 238 |
| 2000 | #522 | 505 |
| 1990 | #601 | 377 |
| 1980 | #2,718 | 34 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaley, counting every spelling?
Kaley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 46 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 46 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaley | 38 | #3,866 | 324 |
| Caley | 8 | #11,124 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaley?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaley (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaley?
About 13,500 people born in the US named Kaley are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 19 and 33. That makes Kaley mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaley by state
How common Kaley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaley
How popular is the name Kaley?
Kaley was the 3866th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 2003 (578). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,631 places. More babies were named Kaley in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kaley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaley in the US.
Where is Kaley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaley was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Texas.