The baby name kayle is a Unisex name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced /keɪl/ (KAYL),/ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee) — less common.
kayle is English in Origin.
The baby name kayle is a Unisex name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced /keɪl/ (KAYL),/ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee) — less common.
kayle is English in Origin.
Kayle is a modern unisex name with several roots. In Yiddish, Kayle (Keile) is tied to Kaila/Keila, from Hebrew Kelila, “crown” or “laurel.” In English use, it also bridges Kayla and Kyle; through Kyle it reaches Scottish Gaelic caol, “narrow strait.” As a variant of Kale, the Hawaiian form of Charles, it can share the Germanic sense “free man.”
Kayle/Keile appears in 18th-19th-century Ashkenazi records, while the streamlined English spelling rose in late-20th-century North America amid -ay and -le fashions. The name remains rare, offering familiar sounds with an uncommon, distinctive twist. Related forms include Kaila, Kayla, Keila, Kyle, Kael, Cael, Cale, and Kale; nicknames Kay or Lee occur. Depending on lineage, meanings span “crown/laurel,” “narrow strait,” and “free man.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #290 | 4 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #399 | 10 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #623 | 10 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #640 | 11 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,192 | 51 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,223 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,232 | 46 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
kayle is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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