Girls' name · since 1999
Kailana
369 babies named Kailana in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,790 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 369
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailana currently ranks #9790 among girls' names in America, with 369 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Kailana recorded 369 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #9790 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,790 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 369 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailana ranks #14,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,790 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 369 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,790 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 369
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailana's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailana compares
369 49th percentile among 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
Kailana's all-time total is 2% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 369 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kailana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kailana's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kailana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kailana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (168 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Kailana's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kailana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 168 births (46% of all-time use).
Kailana by state
Where Kailana concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 20 | 5.4% |
36 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kailana's data
- Kailana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kailanas (36 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kailana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kailana 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.