Kayl
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAYL
- Origin
- Modern
Kayl is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kayl come from?
Modern: probably a respelling of Kyle or Kale
Is Kayl a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayl is a boys' name.
How popular is Kayl in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Kayl in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayl in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
Names like Kayl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Kylan, Kael, Keegan, Khalil, Kai, Finn, Aiden, Brayden, Kian, Kalel, Jayden
Names related to Kayl
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kayl: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayl, updated 20 October 2026.