Cayley
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning clearing where cows graze; a form of Kayleigh.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cayley by the numbers
Cayley was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 75 babies in 1998, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cayley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cayleeclearing where cows graze; a modern respelling of Cayley268 in the US (2017)
- Carleyfree man; a form of Carl or Charles146 in the US (2017)
- Caileystrife or battle; a modern respelling of Caley64 in the US (2017)
- Caleystrife or battle; a form of Caolán12 in the US (2017)
- Calleystone; a form of Callie9 in the US (2017)
- Caylei8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cayley
Names that are said the same way as Cayley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Caleigha form of caley or callie112 in the US (2017)
- Kayleybattle; a form of Kaylee or Caoimhe100 in the US (2017)
- Cayleighfree man; a modern respelling of Carley or Carleigh64 in the US (2017)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
- Caileighwoman warrior; a form of Kayley37 in the US (2017)
- Kalleighbeautiful; a spelling variant of Callie29 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Cayley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cayley
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