Kesley
Kesley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Butler County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Allison, the county seat of Butler County. Although Kesley is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50649.
Meaning & Origin of Kesley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kesley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Butler County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Allison, the county seat of Butler County. Although Kesley is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50649.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kesley
As a girl name
Kesley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 35 Kesleys were born — ranking #3,156 that year. As of 2026, Kesley ranks #8,147 for girls with 12 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 684 Kesleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kesley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 9 Kesleys were born — ranking #4,786 that year. As of 2026, Kesley ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Kesleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kesley
Kesley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 684 births in the dataset. Kesley's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #3,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Kesley'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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