Feminine dossier · first seen 1977

Kayley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kayley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1999

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

461

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1977Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

89.4%

2024

All-time

8,541

Kayley is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 461 girls were named Kayley.

In 2024, only 49 girls were given the name.

Down 89.4% from its peak.

All told, about 8,541 Americans have been named Kayley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1977.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1999

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