Girls' name · since 1984
Kailea
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 1,046 babies named Kailea, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,917 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kailea is the #2917 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,046 recorded since 1984.
Kailea has 1,046 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2917 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,282 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,917 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,046 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailea ranks #7,282 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,917 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,046 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,917 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailea's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailea compares
1,046 Top 31% higher than 69% of 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
Kailea's all-time total is 178% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,046 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kailea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kailea splits its recorded history at 2005: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kailea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kailea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kailea's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kailea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
285 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s
2020s
227 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kailea 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 Kailea's total volume
Kailea by state
Where Kailea concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 162 | 15.5% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 139 | 13.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 1.2% |
162 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kailea's data
- Kailea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (324 total births) through the 2020s (227) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaileas (162 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 Kailea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Kailea 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.