Kayle

Kayle is a surname, a Yiddish feminine given name, and a masculine given name. As a Yiddish name, Kayle is known from the 13th century as a variant of Keyle, meaning "merry"; it is cognate with the modern German word.
Kayle is also a variant of the masculine given name Kale, which may have originated as an Anglicisation of the Irish name Cathal, or as a masculine equivalent of Kaylee; other variants include Caile, Cayle, Cale, Kaile, and Kail.
The 2000 United States census found 104 people with the surname Kayle, making it the 146,011th-most-common name in the country. About nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white, with small numbers identifying as Black or Asian, but none as Hispanic.
Notable people with the Yiddish name Kayle include:

Kayle, late Medieval super-commentator on Rashi

Notable people with the masculine name Kayle include:

Kayle Connor, Australian rugby league player
Kayle Kirby, Australian rules footballer
Kayle Leogrande, American road racing cyclist
Kayle Short, Canadian ice hockey player
Kayle van Zyl, South African rugby union player

Notable people with the feminine name Kayle include:

Kayle Browning, American sport shooter
Kayle Osborne, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable people with the surname Kayle include:

Hugh Kayle, English goldsmith
Kortney Wilson, American country music singer who used the stage name Kortney Kayle for two single releases