The baby name Cayley is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee).
Cayley is English in Origin.
The baby name Cayley is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee).
Cayley is English in Origin.
Cayley (pronounced KAY-lee) blends two strands: a modern given name in the Kaylee/Kayleigh family and an English surname. As a forename, it follows the late-20th-century fashion of pairing Kay (a short form of Katherine, 'pure') with Lee ('clearing, meadow'). Through the Kayleigh spelling, it also brushes against Scottish Gaelic ceilidh, 'social gathering', a link popularized in the UK in the 1980s.
As a surname, Cayley is recorded in England from medieval times (notably borne by the aviation pioneer Sir George Cayley) and may derive from place-names ending in -ley 'wood/clearing'. In given-name use it is chiefly feminine in North America, Britain, and Australasia, rising in the 1990s-2000s. Common variants include Kaylee, Kayleigh, Kailey, Kaley, Kailee, Cailey, Caleigh, Caylee, and Kaleigh; diminutives like Kay and Lee occur naturally. Overall meaning is interpreted either from its components ('pure' + 'clearing') or, by Kayleigh association, as evoking the warmth of a ceilidh.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,112 | 30 | 25,928 |
Cayley is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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