US rank #6330 Boys' name Peak 2021 327 births

Kailash — #6330 US boys' name

327 babies named Kailash in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s922010s1352020s77
#6330
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kailash was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kailash in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailash

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Kailash between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kailash currently holds the #6330 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailash performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kailash shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailash in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailash 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 327 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.

Kailash at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

327

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2021

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,330

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailash popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001997 8

Kailash by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
135 births that decade — 41% of Kailash's all-time total
1990s232000s922010s1352020s77

Kailash by state

Where Kailash concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kailash
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 23.2%
#2 New York
6 1.8%
California share of Kailash's total US births 23.2%
Even split

76 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailash?
327 babies have been named Kailash since 1997. It currently ranks #6330 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 20 births.
When was Kailash most popular?
Kailash was most popular in the 2010s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Kailash most popular?
The top states for the name Kailash are California (76 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Kailash been used?
Kailash has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailash?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.