Kesley is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1990 and has grown less common since.
Kesley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,688 for girl births in the United States (and #13,225 across all names), given to 14 babies. Kesley was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1990 (35 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,688 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #8,198 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #10,762 | #13,257 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,069 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,707 | — |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,685 | — |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,135 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,491 | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,359 | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #7,433 | — |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #8,704 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,472 | — |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #8,814 | — |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #10,854 | — |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #6,988 | — |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #7,070 | — |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,158 | — |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #6,460 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,315 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,611 | — |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,804 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #6,945 | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,259 | — |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #6,016 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #5,709 | — |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,377 | — |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #5,546 | — |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #5,698 | — |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #4,592 | — |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #5,923 | — |
| 1995 | 28 | — | #5,126 | #6,189 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #4,926 | — |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #4,049 | — |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #4,305 | — |
| 1991 | 36 | — | #3,483 | #8,936 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #3,189 | #7,660 |
| 1989 | 39 | — | #3,439 | #5,396 |
| 1988 | 22 | — | #6,067 | #5,016 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,123 | — |
| 1986 | 22 | — | #4,852 | #6,348 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,921 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,720 | — |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #7,636 | #5,220 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,370 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,137 |