Kesley
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Kesley by the numbers
Kesley was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Kesley
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kesley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kenleyroyal meadow; form of Kingsley385 in the US (2017)
- Kelleybright-headed or descended from Ceallach; a form of Kelly38 in the US (2017)
- Kelbyfrom the farm by the spring; dwelling by the spring42 in the US (2017)
- Kyleygraceful; a form of Kylie12 in the US (2017)
- Kelceyship victory or fierce warrior10 in the US (2017)
- Kenneyroyal; a form of Kenneth6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kesley
Names that are said the same way as Kesley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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