Girls' name · since 1997
Kaiah
991 babies named Kaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaiah is the #3121 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 991 recorded since 1997.
Kaiah has 991 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3121 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,565 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,121 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 991 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiah ranks #7,565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,121 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 991 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,121 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaiah's 991 recorded births place it above 89.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaiah compares
991 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Kaiah's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 991 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaiah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (406 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kaiah's strongest decade.
406 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
406 births
- 2020s
2020s
341 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 406 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kaiah 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 Kaiah's total volume
Kaiah by state
Where Kaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 136 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
136 of 991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaiah's data
- Kaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (406 total births) through the 2020s (341) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaiahs (136 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kaiah 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.