US rank #4223 Girls' name Peak 2002 2,240 births

Kailah — #4223 US girls' name

2,240 babies named Kailah in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s671990s5612000s8692010s5512020s192
#4223
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kailah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

99 babies were named Kailah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,240 babies named Kailah between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kailah currently holds the #4223 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 869 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kailah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 333 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailah in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailah 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 2,240 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.

Kailah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,240

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2002

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,223

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
99
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
050100150 20242018201220062000199419881982 7

Kailah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
869 births that decade — 39% of Kailah's all-time total
1980s671990s5612000s8692010s5512020s192

Kailah by state

Where Kailah concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kailah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
333 14.9%
#2 Texas
123 5.5%
#3 New York
116 5.2%
#4 Florida
80 3.6%
#5 Georgia
40 1.8%
#6 Illinois
39 1.7%
#7 Virginia
39 1.7%
#8 Maryland
31 1.4%
California share of Kailah's total US births 14.9%
Even split

333 of 2,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Kailah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailah?
2,240 babies have been named Kailah since 1982. It currently ranks #4223 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 99 births.
When was Kailah most popular?
Kailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 869 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kailah most popular?
The top states for the name Kailah are California (333 births), Texas (123 births), New York (116 births).
How long has the name Kailah been used?
Kailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.