Girls' name · since 1980
Kaely
Kaely has 1,156 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,318 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,156
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaely is the #3318 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,156 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaely has been recorded 1,156 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #3318 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #6,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,318 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,156 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaely ranks #6,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,318 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,156 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,318 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,156
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaely's 1,156 recorded births place it above 90.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaely compares
1,156 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaely's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,156 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaely's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kaely by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (335 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Kaely's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kaely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
280 births
- 2010s
2010s
335 births
- 2020s
2020s
243 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 335 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kaely 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 Kaely's total volume
Kaely by state
Where Kaely concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 170 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 133 | 11.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
170 of 1,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaely's data
- Kaely's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (335 total births) through the 2020s (243) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaelys (170 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kaely
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Kaely 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.