Kayly
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Kayly is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kayly mean?
Modern: spelling of Kaylee; blend of Kay and Lee
A modern blend of Kay and Lee, closely related to Kayleigh.
Meaning borrowed from Kaylee. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kayly a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayly is a girls' name.
How popular is Kayly in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Kayly in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
Names like Kayly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keiry Cassidy Kennedy Teagan Kaitlyn Keely Kinley Kenley Kayden Kylie Keyla Brynlee
Names related to Kayly
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Kayly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayly, updated 20 October 2026.