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 [ syll. kay-ley, ka-yl-ey ] The girl name Kayley is pronounced KEY-L-iy KEY. Kayley's language of origin is Celtic, and it is predominantly used in the English and Irish languages. From the element caol meaning 'narrow, slender'. The first name could be derived from the Irish surname, itself Anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Caollaidhe, meaning 'descendant of Caollaidhe'. It has grown in popularity through the influence of similar-sounding names like Kelly and Kylie. In recent times, its source could also be the name Kay. The name Kayley is widely used; it has 69 variations. Variations of the name include Caeliana, Caleigh, Cayla, Kaelea, Kaelyn, Kaila, Kaile (used in Yiddish as well), Kailee, Kailei, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kalie, Kallie, Kalyn, Kayla, Kaylah, Kaylea, Kayleah, Kayleen, Kaylen, Kaylene, Kaylia, Kaylie, Kaylieh, Kaylin, Kaylyn (used in Irish as well), Kaylynn, Keely (used in Irish as well), Keighley (used in Irish as well), Keyla, Keyle, Keyleigh, and Keyli. Other English forms include the variant spellings Caelee, Caeleigh, Caeley, Caeli, Caelie, Caileigh, Cailey, Caili, Cailie, Caily, Caylei, Cayleigh, Cayley, Caylie, Kaelee, Kaeleigh, Kaeley, Kaeli, Kaelie, Kaelly, Kaely, Kaileigh, Kailey, Kaili, Kailie, Kaillie, Kaily, Kailye, Kaylee, Kaylei, Kayleigh (used in Irish as well), Kayli, Kayliegh, Kayly, and Kehly. See also the related form, the English and German Kay. Kayley is a somewhat popular baby name for girls. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1999 with 0.024% of baby girls being given the name Kayley. It ranked at #546 then. In 2008, it ranked at #817 with a usage of 0.017%. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Kayley, the English Kayla was the most regularly used. It was used 19 times more than Kayley in 2008. Baby names that sound like Kayley include the English Kaelee, the English Kaeley, the English Kaelly, the English Kaely, the English Kailee, the English Kailey, the English Kaili, the English Kailie, the English Kaillie, the English Kaily, the English Kailye, the English Kaley, the English Kaylee, the English Kayli, the English Kaylie, the English Kaylieh, the English Kayly, the English and Irish Keighley, the English Caelee, and the English Caeley. KEY: approx pronunciation for Kayley: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
