Boys' name · since 1997
Kailash
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 342 babies named Kailash, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,006 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailash currently ranks #6006 among boys' names in America, with 342 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Kailash recorded 342 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #6006 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,882 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,006 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 342 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailash ranks #9,882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,006 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 342 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,006 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailash's 342 recorded births place it above 78.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailash compares
342 48th 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
Kailash's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 342 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kailash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kailash splits its recorded history at 2011: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kailash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kailash by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kailash's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kailash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (39% of all-time use).
Kailash by state
Where Kailash concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 22.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.8% |
76 of 342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kailash's data
- Kailash's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kailashs (76 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kailash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kailash 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.