US rank #2722 Girls' name Peak 2003 13,642 births

Kaley — #2722 US girls' name

13,642 babies named Kaley in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s1301980s15831990s49052000s46222010s20042020s378
#2722
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kaley was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

578 babies were named Kaley in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaley

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,642 babies named Kaley between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaley currently holds the #2722 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 578 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaley performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,905 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kaley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 1,656 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaley in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13,642 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

13,642

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2003

578 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,722

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaley popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
578
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
-2000200400600800 20242016200820001992198419761967 6

Kaley popularity over time — boys

25 total births recorded since 1979 (Kaley as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
5 19941987198519841979 5

Kaley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,905 births that decade — 36% of Kaley's all-time total
1960s201970s1301980s15831990s49052000s46222010s20042020s378

Kaley by state

Where Kaley concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
1,656 12.1%
#2 California
1,234 9.0%
#3 Texas
1,120 8.2%
#4 Georgia
575 4.2%
#5 Ohio
539 4.0%
#6 North Carolina
503 3.7%
#7 Illinois
472 3.5%
#8 Tennessee
408 3.0%
Florida share of Kaley's total US births 12.1%
Even split

1,656 of 13,642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Kaley appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaley?
13,642 babies have been named Kaley since 1967. It currently ranks #2722 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 578 births.
When was Kaley most popular?
Kaley was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,905 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kaley most popular?
The top states for the name Kaley are Florida (1,656 births), California (1,234 births), Texas (1,120 births).
How long has the name Kaley been used?
Kaley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kallie, Kaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.