How Many People Are Named Kesley?
An estimated 708 people in the United States have the first name Kesley. It is predominantly female (90.8%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Kesley peaked in popularity in 1990 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kesley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kesley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
708
About 1 in 484,116 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1990
41 births
Total Registered
727
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kesley
Kesley is predominantly female (90.8%), though 67 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kesley as a male name
Ranked #13,249 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1988 (9 births)
Kesley as a female name
Ranked #8,160 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (35 births)
Kesley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kesley span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 251 babies were registered. Kesley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kesley by Decade
How has Kesley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kesley by State
Kesley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kesley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kesley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kesley?
We estimate approximately 708 people named Kesley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 484,116 Americans share this first name.
Is Kesley a common name?
Kesley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 727 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kesley most popular?
Kesley reached peak popularity in 1990, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kesley is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kesley a female name?
Kesley is predominantly female. 90.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kesley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kesley Smith, Kesley Johnson, Kesley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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