A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Kiley
buoyant · turn-of-the-century · direct
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Irish surname Ó Cadhla, meaning descendant of the comely one, or shaped as a phonetic cousin to Kyle and Riley. It first appeared on American birth certificates in 1958. The spelling rode a broader turn-of-the-century wave of two-syllable names ending in an open vowel.
Also answers toKy, Kiles
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1958–2025
SSA Data 1958 peak: 1,098 souls, A.D. 2008 2025
2025: 61 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
25 yrs
Most Kileys were born around 2008 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.
Peak Reign
2008
№307 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 59%
then Millennial 21% · Gen Alpha 12%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈20K ever born · now falling
Full Name Rarity — 🔒 Full Nameprint — $4.99
How many Americans share Kiley ______?
The band verdict is free. The Full Nameprint — the complete report — is $4.99,
one-time. What's in it →
Estimates from SSA birth records and standard survival rates. Immigration and name changes not counted.
Kiley grew up with
SSA Datathe family iPad·Fortnite dances·slime tutorials
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Kiley peaked in 2008.
Estimated average age: 25.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Kiley sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
Cast your vote No account · one tap
In your mind, Kiley sounds more like a —
Voting opens when the ledger goes live. No account. 24h cooldown per question.
Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Kiley. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Kiley is usually imagined with an athletic schedule, an organized phone case, and a birth year somewhere in the late 2000s. The single-l spelling gives it a slightly tailored quality compared to the more ubiquitous Kylie. It reads as casual and outdoorsy without leaning rustic. Most people expect a Kiley to spell her name aloud before anyone asks.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Generation Z accounts for nearly sixty percent of all living bearers.
Field Note 02
The name peaked in 2008 at rank 307 with roughly one thousand births before receding rapidly.
Field Note 03
First recorded in 1958, it spent forty years in near obscurity before catching mainstream momentum.
Notable Kileys
AI-WrittenKiley Reidnovelist, b. 1987
Kiley Deansinger, b. 1982
Ephemera — If Kiley were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Chandler, Arizona
Color
Cantaloupe orange
Artifact
Aluminum water bottle covered in waterproof stickers
And what of your name?