Unisex name · since 1962
Kail
Kail has 606 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 606
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kail is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 606 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Kail recorded 606 times among boys since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #7,025 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 606 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kail ranks #7,025 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 606 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 606
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kail's 606 recorded births place it above 84.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kail's full recorded timeline at 2003, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kail popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kail popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 1998 (Kail as girls' name)
Kail by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (247 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kail's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 247 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kail compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kail's total volume
Kail by state
Where Kail concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 606 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kail's data
- Kail's decade-level peak was the 2000s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kails (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1962–2024 (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 Kail 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.