Recorded 2006–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 25 births

Kahlei — girls' name

25 babies named Kahlei in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s102020s5
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kahlei was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kahlei in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahlei

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Kahlei between 2006 and 2021, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahlei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahlei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kahlei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahlei 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 25 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.

Kahlei at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

25

Since 2006

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2006

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kahlei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2006

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
5
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5 20212017201220072006 5

Kahlei by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 40% of Kahlei's all-time total
2000s102010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahlei?
25 babies have been named Kahlei since 2006. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 5 births.
When was Kahlei most popular?
Kahlei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kahlei been used?
Kahlei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 16 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kahlei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlani, Kahlan, Kahlia, Kahla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2006–2021 (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.