US rank #9247 Girls' name Peak 2015 374 births

Kaileah — #9247 US girls' name

374 babies named Kaileah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1062010s1762020s86
#9247
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kaileah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

21 babies were named Kaileah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaileah

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Kaileah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaileah currently holds the #9247 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaileah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaileah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaileah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaileah 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 374 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.

Kaileah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

374

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2015

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,247

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaileah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
21
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
510152025 20242020201620122008200420001999 6

Kaileah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
176 births that decade — 47% of Kaileah's all-time total
1990s62000s1062010s1762020s86

Kaileah by state

Where Kaileah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaileah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 8.6%
California share of Kaileah's total US births 8.6%

32 of 374 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaileah?
374 babies have been named Kaileah since 1999. It currently ranks #9247 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 21 births.
When was Kaileah most popular?
Kaileah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kaileah most popular?
The top states for the name Kaileah are California (32 births).
How long has the name Kaileah been used?
Kaileah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaileah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.