Slender or crown of laurels
Kayl is a modern phonetic variant likely derived from the Gaelic name Cael, meaning slender, or as a shortened form of the Hebrew name Kayla. It may also be interpreted as a variant of the English name Kay, which has roots in the Latin 'Caius' or the Greek 'daphne' meaning laurel.
Fewer than 5 boys were named Kayl in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
