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How popular is the name Kayley?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kayleys are alive today.
Kayley (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Kayleigh in England and Wales, ranked 5927th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 127 babies were given the name, the 293rd most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Kayleigh you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old. Half of all Kayleighs born in England and Wales are between 24 and 35, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 6.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Kayleigh.
How many babies are named Kayley each year?
Includes all spellings: Kayley, Kayleigh, Kaylie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Kayley spelling rank?
Where does the Kayleigh spelling rank?
Where does the Kaylie spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Kayley most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Kayleigh, peaked in 1996, when 1,363 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kayley spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 127 babies.
How many people are called Kayley?
At least 22,000 people named Kayley in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Kayley?
Most living Kayleys are between 24 and 35; the most common age is about 30.
Is Kayley becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.