Girls' name · since 1985
Kaeley
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 821 babies named Kaeley, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 821
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaeley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 821 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Kaeley recorded 821 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2024.
- #8,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 821 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaeley ranks #8,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 821 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 821
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaeley's 821 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kaeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaeley splits its recorded history at 2003: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaeley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kaeley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (342 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Kaeley's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kaeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s
2000s
342 births
- 2010s 136
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 342 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kaeley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaeley's total volume
Kaeley by state
Where Kaeley concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
70 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaeley's data
- Kaeley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaeleys (70 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 Kaeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1985–2024 (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 Kaeley 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.