Kailey
Girl · KAY-lee · Modern
Kailey is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,417th for girls in the US (153 babies).
Where does Kailey come from?
Modern: spelling of Kayleigh, a modern name
- Say it
- KAY-lee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kailey a girl's or a boy's name?
Kailey is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 153 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kailey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kailey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kailey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Kailey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,417among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 153about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 153 girls in the US were named Kailey, making it the 1,417th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 847th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 1,439 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kailey than any year since 1986.
Half of all the girls named Kailey in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,361 girls in the US were given Kailey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #89, up from #1,417 for this spelling alone.
Kailey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | #1,417 |
| 2024 | 180 | #1,284 |
| 2023 | 226 | #1,089 |
| 2022 | 256 | #1,015 |
| 2021 | 271 | #958 |
| 2020 | 322 | #847 |
| 2019 | 346 | #799 |
| 2018 | 427 | #684 |
| 2017 | 454 | #656 |
| 2016 | 507 | #595 |
| 2015 | 588 | #531 |
| 2014 | 664 | #476 |
| 2013 | 671 | #452 |
| 2012 | 757 | #415 |
| 2011 | 906 | #356 |
| 2010 | 834 | #383 |
| 2009 | 999 | #330 |
| 2008 | 1,083 | #309 |
| 2007 | 1,178 | #287 |
| 2006 | 1,275 | #258 |
| 2005 | 1,298 | #251 |
| 2004 | 1,439 | #228 |
| 2003 | 1,331 | #245 |
| 2002 | 1,093 | #284 |
| 2001 | 1,090 | #288 |
| 2000 | 1,050 | #305 |
| 1999 | 1,048 | #294 |
| 1998 | 1,114 | #279 |
| 1997 | 789 | #351 |
| 1996 | 730 | #368 |
| 1995 | 676 | #391 |
| 1994 | 583 | #434 |
| 1993 | 573 | #436 |
| 1992 | 529 | #465 |
| 1991 | 412 | #564 |
| 1990 | 376 | #601 |
| 1989 | 308 | #661 |
| 1988 | 226 | #809 |
| 1987 | 169 | #954 |
| 1986 | 148 | #1,024 |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,492 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Kailey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Kiara Eden Caoimhe Riley Cassidy Ffion Kayleigh Niamh Lainey Caitlin Eilidh
Other spellings of Kailey
Kaylee Kaeli Kayleigh Keily Kaylie Kailee Caeli Caylee Keyli Kaleigh Kaely
Names related to Kailey
Kaila Kayley Kalie Kailah Kaley Kale Cailey Kealey Kiley Kaily
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