Girls' name · since 1979
Kaile
699 babies named Kaile in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 699
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaile sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 699 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaile has been recorded 699 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2019.
- #9,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 699 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaile ranks #9,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 699 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 699
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaile's 699 recorded births place it above 86.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kaile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaile's full recorded timeline at 1999, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaile popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2019
- Peak year (2003)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kaile popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1998 (Kaile as boys' name)
Kaile by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (280 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Kaile's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
280 births
- 2000s
2000s
264 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 280 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kaile 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 Kaile's total volume
Kaile by state
Where Kaile concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
69 of 699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kaile's decade-level peak was the 1990s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailes (69 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 Kaile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1979–2019 (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 Kaile 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.