US rank #3191 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,108 births

Kaely — #3191 US girls' name

1,108 babies named Kaely in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s861990s2122000s2802010s3352020s195
#3191
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kaely was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

71 babies were named Kaely in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaely

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,108 babies named Kaely between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaely currently holds the #3191 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaely performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaely shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 162 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaely in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaely 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 1,108 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.

Kaely at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,108

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2023

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,191

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
71
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419881980 6

Kaely by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
335 births that decade — 30% of Kaely's all-time total
1980s861990s2122000s2802010s3352020s195

Kaely by state

Where Kaely concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kaely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
162 14.6%
#2 Texas
120 10.8%
#3 Florida
16 1.4%
#4 Arizona
5 0.5%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.5%
#6 New York
5 0.5%
#7 Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Kaely's total US births 14.6%
Even split

162 of 1,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaely?
1,108 babies have been named Kaely since 1980. It currently ranks #3191 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 71 births.
When was Kaely most popular?
Kaely was most popular in the 2010s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kaely most popular?
The top states for the name Kaely are California (162 births), Texas (120 births), Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Kaely been used?
Kaely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaely?
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, 1980–2024 (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.