Girls' name · since 1982
Kailah
Kailah has 2,263 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,263
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kailah is the #5467 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,263 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailah has been recorded 2,263 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #5467 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,467 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,263 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailah ranks #4,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,467 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,263 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,263
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kailah's 2,263 recorded births place it above 94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kailah compares
2,263 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Kailah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,263 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kailah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kailah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kailah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kailah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (869 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Kailah's strongest decade.
869 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kailah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
561 births
- 2000s
2000s
869 births
- 2010s
2010s
551 births
- 2020s 215
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 869 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kailah 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 Kailah's total volume
Kailah by state
Where Kailah concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 333 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 116 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 85 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 40 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 39 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 39 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 31 | 1.4% |
333 of 2,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kailah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kailah's data
- Kailah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (869 total births); usage has since declined to 215 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailahs (333 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.
Keep exploring Kailah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kailah
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kailah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kailah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kailah 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.