Kayl
Kayl is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
Meaning & Origin of Kayl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kayl is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
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The Story of Kayl
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kayl as a girl name dates back to 2006, when 10 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Kayl — #10,610 in the national rankings. Kayl last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kayl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 21 births, good for #4,539 nationwide. About 48% of every Kayl on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kayl last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 210 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kayl
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jean-Pierre Nuel (1847 in Tétange – 1920), a Luxembourgian-Belgian ophthalmologist and physiologist.
- Camillo Felgen (1920 in Tétange – 2005), a Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, disc jockey and TV presenter
- Edy Schütz (born 1941 in Tétange), a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer ; stage-winner in the 1966 Tour de France .
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Names that sound like Kayl
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About the name Kayl
Kayl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 210 births in the dataset. Kayl's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #4,539. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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