Given name
Kyley
“from the narrow channel”
Kyley is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kyley is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kyley 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,679
- 76 boys · 1,603 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,136 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,136 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 75 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,579 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.
Kyley’s family of names
Kyley has a related form in Kyle. Kyley has a related form in Kyla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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