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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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
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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 1994

  • 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: #399 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,223 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: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsMNIllinois: #541 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,712 girlsILWisconsin: #397 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsWIMichigan: #878 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,744 girlsMINew York: #1,206 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,122 girlsNYMassachusetts: #381 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,602 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedRIOregon: #483 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 657 girlsSDIowa: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsIAIndiana: #607 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,682 girlsINOhio: #639 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,389 girlsOHPennsylvania: #846 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,117 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #859 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 6,929 girlsCAUtah: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,985 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedCONebraska: #232 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,282 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: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,381 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kiley, so not publishedNMKansas: #207 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 991 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: #476 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,698 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: #980 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 7,999 girlsTXFlorida: #881 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,452 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#175 · 1 in 657
  2. Kansas#207 · 1 in 991
  3. Nebraska#232 · 1 in 1,156
  4. Missouri#338 · 1 in 2,282
  5. Minnesota#343 · 1 in 2,329

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#17551 in 657
Kansas#207131 in 991
Nebraska#23271 in 1,156
Missouri#338131 in 2,282
Minnesota#343111 in 2,329
Iowa#36161 in 2,378
Utah#36571 in 1,985
Massachusetts#381131 in 2,602
Wisconsin#397101 in 2,631
Washington#399131 in 2,223
Oklahoma#47661 in 2,698
Oregon#48361 in 2,672
Illinois#541201 in 3,712
Arizona#58581 in 3,381
Indiana#60771 in 4,682
Ohio#639121 in 5,389
Pennsylvania#84681 in 8,117
California#859351 in 6,929
Michigan#87871 in 7,744
Florida#881101 in 7,452
Texas#980171 in 7,999
New York#1,206101 in 11,122
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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 1994

girls
#685
307 births · 1 in 5,817 girls
boys
#4,094
15 births · 1 in 128,802 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #685Kiley307

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #4,094Kiley15
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,817 of them was named Kiley, which outranked 95.7% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiley
  1. #682Bobbi308
  2. #682Debra308
  3. #682Skye308
  4. #685Kiley307
  5. #685Cheryl307
  6. #687Sonya306
  7. #687Stevie306
  8. #689Maureen305

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

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 128,802 of them was named Kiley, which outranked 60.0% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiley
  1. #3,911Zacarias16
  2. #3,911Zeeshan16
  3. #3,911Zuri16
  4. #4,094Kiley15
  5. #4,094Aaryn15
  6. #4,094Abdias15
  7. #4,094Abiel15
  8. #4,290Agustine14
  9. #4,290Akili14
  10. #4,290Albino14

Tied with 195 names at #4,094; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →