Cayle
Mostly boys · KAYL · Scottish
Cayle is a name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Cayle come from?
Scottish: probably a respelling of Kyle, from Gaelic caol 'narrow strait'
- Say it
- KAYL
Is Cayle a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Cayle has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Cayle in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Cayle in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cayle in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
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