Girls' name · since 1989
Caylah
Caylah has 405 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caylah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 405 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylah has been recorded 405 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2018.
- #13,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 405 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylah ranks #13,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caylah's 405 recorded births place it above 81.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Caylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caylah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Caylah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (193 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Caylah's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Caylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 193 births (48% of all-time use).
Caylah by state
Where Caylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.5% |
6 of 405 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caylah's data
- Caylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (193 total births) through the 2010s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Caylahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caylah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.