US rank #3080 Boys' name Peak 2024 297 births

Kaiel — #3080 US boys' name

297 babies named Kaiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s262010s1262020s145
#3080
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kaiel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

40 babies were named Kaiel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Kaiel between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaiel currently holds the #3080 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaiel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiel 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 297 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.

Kaiel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

297

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2024

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,080

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
40
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
01020304050 2024202120182015201220092002 6

Kaiel by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
145 births that decade — 49% of Kaiel's all-time total
2000s262010s1262020s145

Kaiel by state

Where Kaiel concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kaiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.7%
#2 Illinois
5 1.7%
#3 Texas
5 1.7%
Georgia share of Kaiel's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiel?
297 babies have been named Kaiel since 2002. It currently ranks #3080 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 40 births.
When was Kaiel most popular?
Kaiel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kaiel most popular?
The top states for the name Kaiel are Georgia (5 births), Illinois (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kaiel been used?
Kaiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.