Kesley

Popularity Trends

The name Kesley is the #7,025 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 714 recorded births since 1975. This represents the 9.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,069 (11.3% percentile) for all time with 647 births since 1983. For boys, it ranks #4,519 (1.4% percentile) for all time with 67 births since 1975.

Kesley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1975 (1975 for boys and 1983 for girls). Birth data for Kesley is available in 43 out of the 49 years between 1975 and 2023 (41 years for girls and 10 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Kesley has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 90.6% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 64.3% of babies named Kesley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1983, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1975 to 1982), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (92.0% girls from 1983 to 2023).

For girls, Kesley reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #796) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 1990, with 17 births per million (ranked 3.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kesley ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 30.2% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Kesley reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #749) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 1988, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kesley ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 60.8% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kesley".

1975 2023 19752023

Key Statistics

Total Births

647

Peak Births

Peak Year

1989

First Recorded

1983

Peak Percentile

3.5%

Current Percentile

0.4%

Peak Rank

#796

Current Rank

#943

Female statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

1989

First Recorded

1975

Peak Percentile

1.1%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#749

Current Rank

#911

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kesley", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Kesley.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Kesley's popularity from 1972 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Kesley at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Kesley range from Kayci at 93.6% correlation to Kourtni at 91.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 92.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Bianca with 76.5K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Krystopher with 724 births (100% boys).

Kesley's share of births peaked at 19.8 births per million in 1990 (17 for girls in 1989 and 4.5 for boys in 1989). It reached its lowest point of 2.9 births per million (15% of peak) in 1977. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Kesley had 7.9 births per million, 40% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Kayci

1,623

93.63% (very strong)

Bianca

76.5k

93.51% (very strong)

Ariell

883

93.10% (very strong)

Breon

2,700

92.77% (very strong)

Javaris

1,731

92.59% (very strong)

Deangelo

12.1k

91.85% (very strong)

Kalan

1,539

91.83% (very strong)

Markese

1,150

91.83% (very strong)

Demarkus

1,225

91.69% (very strong)

Krystopher

724

91.64% (very strong)

Shantal

1,654

91.58% (very strong)

Kourtni

817

91.54% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Kesley

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kesley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 59.5% confident that Kesley is pronounced as KEHZ-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEH-slee, at 40.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

KEHZ-lee

59.5%

KEH-slee

40.5%

KEHZ-lee (2 syllables)

59.5% confidence

K EH1 Z L IY0

KEH-slee (2 syllables)

40.5% confidence

K EH1 S L IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K EH1 Z L IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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