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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: #426 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,810 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #420 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,492 girlsMNIllinois: #572 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedWIMichigan: #889 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,925 girlsMINew York: #1,974 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 24,411 girlsNYMassachusetts: #523 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,304 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedSDIowa: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsIAIndiana: #406 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsINOhio: #610 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,453 girlsOHPennsylvania: #652 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,050 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #838 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 6,906 girlsCAUtah: #228 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsUTColorado: #379 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #466 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,650 girlsMOKentucky: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,248 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedWVVirginia: #564 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,723 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedDEArizona: #658 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,377 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNMKansas: #366 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #866 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,173 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,493 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: #835 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedHITexas: #1,007 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 9,172 girlsTXFlorida: #1,022 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,891 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#228 · 1 in 1,129
  2. Iowa#305 · 1 in 1,997
  3. Kansas#366 · 1 in 2,327
  4. Colorado#379 · 1 in 2,308
  5. Oklahoma#400 · 1 in 2,493

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#228121 in 1,129
Iowa#30581 in 1,997
Kansas#36661 in 2,327
Colorado#37991 in 2,308
Oklahoma#40071 in 2,493
Indiana#406121 in 2,931
Minnesota#42081 in 3,492
Washington#426111 in 2,810
Missouri#46691 in 3,650
Kentucky#50551 in 4,248
Massachusetts#52391 in 4,304
Virginia#56481 in 4,723
Illinois#572181 in 4,362
Ohio#610131 in 5,453
Pennsylvania#652121 in 6,050
Arizona#65861 in 4,377
Georgia#83561 in 7,111
California#838381 in 6,906
North Carolina#86651 in 8,173
Michigan#88971 in 8,925
Texas#1,007151 in 9,172
Florida#1,02281 in 9,891
New York#1,97451 in 24,411
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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 1990

girls
#752
276 births · 1 in 6,879 girls
boys
#2,308
30 births · 1 in 68,468 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #752Kiley276

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #2,308Kiley30
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 6,879 of them was named Kiley, which outranked 95.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiley
  1. #747Kassie277
  2. #747Latrice277
  3. #747Michael277
  4. #752Kiley276
  5. #752Dina276
  6. #754Kandace275
  7. #754Krystina275
  8. #754Pauline275

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

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 68,468 of them was named Kiley, which outranked 75.7% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiley
  1. #2,255Yonatan31
  2. #2,255Young31
  3. #2,255Yuri31
  4. #2,308Kiley30
  5. #2,308Alexzander30
  6. #2,308Alphonse30
  7. #2,308Amer30
  8. #2,373Ace29
  9. #2,373Alanmichael29
  10. #2,373Arash29

Tied with 64 names at #2,308; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →