Boys' name · since 2002
Kaiel
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 329 babies named Kaiel, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,637 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
329 babies have been named Kaiel since 2002, making it today's #3637 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaiel recorded 329 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #3637 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #10,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,637 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 329 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiel ranks #10,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,637 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 329 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,637 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaiel's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kaiel compares
329 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kaiel's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 329 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaiel splits its recorded history at 2016: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kaiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (177 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Kaiel's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kaiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 177 births (54% of all-time use).
Kaiel by state
Where Kaiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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What to do with Kaiel's data
- Georgia records the most Kaiels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2002–2025 (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 Kaiel 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.