Kiley

#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 2016 at #12,185
Given to girls 94.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2008 · 1,090 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,175
since 1958

Kiley over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #307, 2008peak #910, 1971girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,77861—
2024#2,88957—
2023#2,78961—
2022#2,57968—
2021#2,30979—
2020#1,818108—
2019#1,789114—
2018#1,506145—
2017#1,268186—
2016#1,164216#12,1855
2015#897307—
2014#660433—
2013#533560—
2012#512595—
2011#422737#10,8086
2010#378840—
2009#359895#8,9858
2008#3071,090#9,0198
2007#367887—
2006#428742—
2005#384815#11,4725
2004#373840#6,97610
2003#360850#5,55813
2002#399731#8,4567
2001#429643#4,89015
2000#451628#9,1126
1999#452590#3,83419
1998#537466#3,84918
1997#561417#4,45114
1996#575401#3,67818
1995#615360#3,19121
1994#685307#4,09415
1993#686318#3,14121
1992#700308#2,83424
1991#709298#3,32518
1990#752276#2,30830
1989#688294#2,20631
1988#762245#2,76520
1987#822212#2,94217
1986#967163#2,09627
1985#931169#1,91630
1984#867175#2,43720
1983#902167#1,71133
1982#942158#2,42620
1981#1,093127#2,13824
1980#750221#1,61936
1979#632275#1,53238
1978#619273#1,29948
1977#2,60632#1,70731
1976#2,02743#1,37342
1975#2,51631#1,08460
1974#2,17237#1,09956
1973#2,75325#1,10854
1972#2,52328#96071
1971#2,95523#91080
1970#3,71216#1,10355
1969#5,4568#2,86110
1968#6,2466#2,31113
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First appearance
1958

The first year at least five girls were named Kiley! It came in at #6,103, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1958–1963, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kiley is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNHWashington: #589 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,212 girlsWAIdaho: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 856 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #596 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,657 girlsMNIllinois: #439 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,973 girlsILWisconsin: #489 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsWIMichigan: #498 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,030 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: #445 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,499 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 524 girlsSDIowa: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,266 girlsIAIndiana: #482 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsINOhio: #424 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,492 girlsOHPennsylvania: #663 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,530 girlsPANew Jersey: #825 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,998 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,046 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 9,759 girlsCAUtah: #153 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 707 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedCONebraska: #167 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 829 girlsNEMissouri: #507 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,066 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedDEArizona: #626 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,238 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNMKansas: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,725 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedHITexas: #1,158 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 11,115 girlsTXFlorida: #809 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,002 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#125 · 1 in 524
  2. Utah#153 · 1 in 707
  3. Nebraska#167 · 1 in 829
  4. Idaho#183 · 1 in 856
  5. Kansas#236 · 1 in 1,284

Best ever in a state: #113 in Maine, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#12571 in 524
Utah#153191 in 707
Nebraska#167111 in 829
Idaho#18361 in 856
Kansas#236111 in 1,284
Oklahoma#296101 in 1,725
Iowa#32571 in 2,266
Ohio#424201 in 3,492
Illinois#439261 in 2,973
Massachusetts#445111 in 3,499
Indiana#48291 in 3,816
Wisconsin#48971 in 4,185
Michigan#498151 in 4,030
Missouri#50781 in 4,066
Washington#58971 in 4,212
Minnesota#59651 in 5,657
Arizona#62661 in 4,238
Pennsylvania#663111 in 6,530
Florida#809111 in 7,002
New Jersey#82561 in 7,998
California#1,046251 in 9,759
Texas#1,158121 in 11,115
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kiley
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 111 spots since 2024 (#2,889 → #2,778)
  • 960 spots since 2020 (#1,818 → #2,778)
  • 1,881 spots since 2015 (#897 → #2,778)
  • Biggest jump: 1,987 spots in 1978 (#2,606 → #619)
  • Biggest drop: 343 spots in 1981 (#750 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1958
  • Peaked 2008 at #307 (1,090 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1982–2015
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,735
  • Highest: 1 in 1,735 girls born in 2008 were named Kiley (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 42.4% of all girls named Kiley (8,121) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1976
  • Mostly boys until 1975, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,103 (1958)#6,103
1960s27#5,008 (1964)#5,826
1970s783#619 (1978)#2,252
1980s1,931#688 (1989)#872
1990s3,741#452 (1999)#627
2000s8,121#307 (2008)#386
2010s4,133#378 (2010)#913
2020s434#1,818 (2020)#2,527

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kiley in 1989

girls
#688
294 births · 1 in 6,271 girls
boys
#2,206
31 births · 1 in 64,546 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #688Kiley294

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #2,206Kiley31
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 6,271 of them was named Kiley, which outranked 95.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiley
  1. #684Kimberley295
  2. #684Lora295
  3. #684Paulina295
  4. #688Kiley294
  5. #688Chandra294
  6. #688Fatima294
  7. #688Janie294
  8. #692Kiersten293
  9. #693Breana291
  10. #693Felisha291

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 64,546 of them was named Kiley, which outranked 76.1% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiley
  1. #2,154Viet32
  2. #2,154Vivek32
  3. #2,154Willem32
  4. #2,206Kiley31
  5. #2,206Chavis31
  6. #2,206Chayanne31
  7. #2,206Chistopher31
  8. #2,245Aj30
  9. #2,245Allante30
  10. #2,245Alyssa30

Tied with 38 names at #2,206; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →