Fun Facts About the Name Kaisley
- More than 2 thousand babies named Kaisley: U.S. records list 2,769 babies given the name Kaisley from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kaisley Mean?
Kaisley is a modern English given name. It does not come from an older word with a settled meaning, so it is best described as a coined name rather than one with a traditional translation. Its shape follows two patterns that were common in English naming in the late 20th and early 21st centuries: an opening sound like Kay, as in Kayla and Kaylee, and an ending in -sley, as in Kinsley and Ainsley.
The -sley element in names such as Kinsley derives from Old English lēah, meaning "wood" or "clearing." That origin belongs to those names, not to Kaisley, which is not a shortened or altered form of an Old English place name. The resemblance is one of sound and style, not shared etymology.
Kaisley Name History & Origins
Kaisley is a recent formation in English-speaking countries, used mainly in the United States. It belongs to the same fashion as other two-syllable names ending in a -lee sound, such as Paisley, Kinsley, Ainsley, and Kaylee, and it shares their sound pattern rather than their history.
Because the name is a modern coinage, it has no older forms in other languages, no long record of use, and no traditional associations. Its ending varies in spelling the same way other names with that sound do: -ley, -lee, or -leigh. The name is not connected to the Finnish name Kaisla or to Kaisa, a Finnish form of Katherine, despite a superficial resemblance.
How Popular is the Name Kaisley?
Kaisley recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2020. Its best rank was #757 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,190 | 194 | 0.0121% |
| 2024 | #1,181 | 202 | 0.0125% |
| 2023 | #1,141 | 213 | 0.0133% |
| 2022 | #1,005 | 260 | 0.0159% |
| 2021 | #869 | 314 | 0.0191% |
| 2020 | #757 | 360 | 0.0223% |
| 2019 | #847 | 318 | 0.0190% |
| 2018 | #1,076 | 236 | 0.0139% |
| 2017 | #1,492 | 149 | 0.0086% |
| 2016 | #1,500 | 152 | 0.0086% |
| 2015 | #1,722 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 2014 | #2,453 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2013 | #2,950 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2012 | #3,612 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #6,038 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #7,352 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,679 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #14,558 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,945 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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