Kayel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-el
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Kayel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Kayel come from?
Modern: modern name, perhaps a variant of Kyle or Kael
Is Kayel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kayel, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kayel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Kayel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Kyrell Khalil Kylan Keegan Kian Khalid Kody Rayden Keelan Kenan Keenan
Names related to Kayel
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kayel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayel, updated 20 October 2026.