US rank #13937 Girls' name Peak 1998 821 births

Kaeley — #13937 US girls' name

821 babies named Kaeley in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s2672000s3422010s1362020s18
#13937
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kaeley was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

47 babies were named Kaeley in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaeley

The Social Security Administration has registered 821 babies named Kaeley between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaeley currently holds the #13937 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaeley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaeley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaeley in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaeley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 821 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaeley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

821

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

1998

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,937

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaeley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
47
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
01020304050 20242015201020052000199519901985 9

Kaeley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
342 births that decade — 42% of Kaeley's all-time total
1980s581990s2672000s3422010s1362020s18

Kaeley by state

Where Kaeley concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaeley
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%
California share of Kaeley's total US births 8.5%
Even split

70 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaeley?
821 babies have been named Kaeley since 1985. It currently ranks #13937 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 47 births.
When was Kaeley most popular?
Kaeley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 342 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Kaeley most popular?
The top states for the name Kaeley are California (70 births), Texas (17 births), Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Kaeley been used?
Kaeley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaeley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaelynn, Kaeli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.