Given name & surname

Kayli

Kayli is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kayli isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kayli through the years

Babies since 1880
7,134
0 boys · 7,134 girls
Most popular year
2003
333 babies
2025
43
#3,548 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−30%
Easing
050100150200198020002025Highest share 200327
Kayli in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inFlorida, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Florida (7), Texas (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,548 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,292 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kayli’s family of names

Kayli has a related form in Kaila. In Russian usage, Kayli as a surname is a transliteration of Кайли.

Walk Kayli’s family in the name graph

KayliКайлиKailaKaylli

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kayli, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Haily

“from the field of hay”

21RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Keili

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Keilah

“a lively and bright-headed woman”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Kamri

24RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Jaeli

22RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kyia

16Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Kayleigh

Kayleigh is a feminine given name.

53UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Kaelah

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kayli’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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