ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1955 First Year 2026 Last Year 2000 Peak Year #1088 Peak Rank 4K Total Count 56 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 1948 First Year 2014 Last Year 1990 Peak Year #2373 Peak Rank 626 Total Count 53 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kayle What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Kayle is a surname, a Yiddish feminine given name, and a masculine given name. As a Yiddish name, Kayle is known from the 13th century as a variant of Keyle, meaning "merry"; it is cognate with the modern German word geil. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayle) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayle) 📖 ## The Story of Kayle ### As a girl name American parents first put Kayle on the record books as a girl name in 1955, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 190 Kayles were born — ranking #1,088 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Kayles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,798 among girl names with 6 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 4K Kayles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s. ### As a boy name American parents first put Kayle on the record books as a boy name in 1948, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 29 Kayles were born — ranking #2,373 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Kayles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 626 Kayles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kayle Phonetically similar names — useful when Kayle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Kale](/kale) * [Cale](/cale) * [Calle](/calle) * [Kail](/kail) * [Cail](/cail) * [Kael](/kael) * [Cael](/cael) * Caille * Cool * Call * [Coal](/coal) * [Cal](/cal) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kayle What does the name Kayle mean? Kayle is a surname, a Yiddish feminine given name, and a masculine given name. As a Yiddish name, Kayle is known from the 13th century as a variant of Keyle, meaning "merry"; it is cognate with the modern German word geil. How popular is Kayle in 2026? In 2026, Kayle ranks #9,798 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Kayle most popular? Kayle reached its peak popularity in 2000, ranking #1,088 that year with 190 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Kayle most popular? Kayle has historically been most popular in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kayle. Is Kayle a unisex name? Yes — Kayle is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 87% of Kayles assigned female and 13% assigned male historically. What names go well with Kayle? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kayle include Charlette, Kamilla, Latashia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧CharlettePeak #1088](/charlette)[👧KamillaPeak #1088](/kamilla)[👧LatashiaPeak #1088](/latashia)[👧ErinnPeak #1088](/erinn) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦TramellPeak #2373](/tramell)[👦SeanmichaelPeak #2373](/seanmichael)[👦KhangPeak #2373](/khang)[👦ChuePeak #2373](/chue) Advertisement ## About the name Kayle Kayle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kayle's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,088\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2000 → ](/year/2000) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement