Is Kesley a boy or girl name?

Kesley is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 741 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.0% were girls and 9.0% were boys.

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Kesley

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Kesley was most popular in 1990, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,503 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 741 people named Kesley.

Kesley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kesley’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kesley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kesley is mostly a girl’s name — 91.0% of the 741 Americans given it were girls and 9.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org