Kayli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,516 for girls
Kayli is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,516th for girls in the US (43 babies).
What does Kayli mean?
Modern: spelling of Kaylee, Kay + Lee
A spelling of Kaylee, usually explained as a blend of Kay and Lee.
Is Kayli a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayli in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 6 girls.
Kayli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kayli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,516th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 43 about 1 in 37,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 43 girls in the US were named Kayli, making it the 3,516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,597th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 333 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kayli than any year since 1984.
Half of all the girls named Kayli in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3,516 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3,047 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,856 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,597 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,784 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2,302 |
| 2017 | 73 | #2,464 |
| 2016 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,804 |
| 2013 | 138 | #1,565 |
| 2012 | 149 | #1,500 |
| 2011 | 174 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 198 | #1,221 |
| 2009 | 222 | #1,143 |
| 2008 | 245 | #1,065 |
| 2007 | 263 | #1,003 |
| 2006 | 300 | #887 |
| 2005 | 320 | #809 |
| 2004 | 333 | #775 |
| 2003 | 333 | #749 |
| 2002 | 301 | #780 |
| 2001 | 264 | #865 |
| 2000 | 301 | #757 |
| 1999 | 319 | #712 |
| 1998 | 305 | #722 |
| 1997 | 234 | #871 |
| 1996 | 261 | #792 |
| 1995 | 237 | #827 |
| 1994 | 216 | #887 |
| 1993 | 192 | #973 |
| 1992 | 167 | #1,080 |
| 1991 | 176 | #1,036 |
| 1990 | 150 | #1,142 |
| 1989 | 131 | #1,222 |
| 1988 | 110 | #1,313 |
| 1987 | 87 | #1,485 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,931 |
| 1985 | 45 | #2,252 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Nicknames for Kayli
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kayli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Kehlani, Kiara, Layla, Jasmine, Chloe, Niamh, Noa, Hannah, Lexi, Eden, Zoe
Names related to Kayli
Kayla, Kali, Kylie, Kaylee, Kalia, Kaylah, Kayley, Kalli, Kaeli, Kaylie, Khali
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, 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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kayli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayli, updated 20 October 2026.