Given name & surname
Kily
“from the narrow channel”
Kily is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kily is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kily is a variant of Kyle. An origin associated with Kyle is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kily through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 114 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.
Kily’s family of names
Kily has a related form in Kyle. Kily has a related form in Kyla. In Greek usage, Kily as a surname is a transliteration of Κήλυ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.