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Kiley (boy)

What does Kiley mean?

Kiley Pronunciation of Kiley as a name for boys (also used more generally as girls' name Kiley) is of Gaelic origin, and the name Kiley means "narrow, straight". Kiley is a variant form of Kyle (Gaelic).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ki-, -ley

ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic, narrow (little)

Variations

RELATIONS VIA KYLE Kile, Kye, Kylan, Kylar, Kylen, Kyler

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Keley, ..

(female) Kidy, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kiley Forest (K.F.), ..

How popular is Kiley?

Kiley is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#5798 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Kiley was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its apex rank of #1157 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kiley name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Kiley outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Kile, Kye (#760 LAST YEAR), Kylan (#549), Kylar (#1720), Kyle (#223), Kylen (#987) and Kyler (#303) are the popular variation forms of Kiley ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Kiley were at the peak of their popularity 28 years ago (MEDIAN #1566) and are now significantly less conventional (#1067, 80.7% LESS USAGE). Kyle has historically been preferred by parents, though Kylan has gained in usage, while Kyle is now less popular.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kiley, Kile, Kye, Kylan, Kylar in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kyle, Kylen, Kyler in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Kyle outside U.S.

Similar Names

Kiley is pronounced similarly to Cailey, Caily, Caley, Coley, Colley, Culley, Cully, Kaley, Kayley, Kealey, Kealy, Keeley, Keely, Kelley and Kelly. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adley, Alley, Arley, Atley, Bailey, Baley, Birley, Briley, Dailey, Daley, Finley, Gilbey, Gilley, Hailey, Haley, Juley, Kacey, Kaile, Kale, Kaleb, Kalen, Kasey, Kelbey, Kelby, Kelsey, Kelsy (see Kelsey), Kenley, Key, Kilean, Kinney, Kinsey, Kinsley, Kirbey (see Kirby), Kirby, Kirkley, Klay, Kobey, Kodey, Kolby, Korey, Linley, Mikey, Olley, Paley, Ridley, Riley, Ripley, Risley, Roley, Ryley, Wiley and Willey. These names tend to be more frequently used than Kiley.

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