Girls' name · since 1976
Kaileen
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 867 babies named Kaileen, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 867
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaileen is the #4304 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 867 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Kaileen recorded 867 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #4304 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,304 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 867 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaileen ranks #8,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,304 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 867 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 867
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaileen's 867 recorded births place it above 88.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaileen compares
867 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Kaileen's all-time total is 131% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaileen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 867 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaileen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaileen splits its recorded history at 2004: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaileen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kaileen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (250 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Kaileen's strongest decade.
250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kaileen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s
2020s
250 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 250 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kaileen 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 Kaileen's total volume
Kaileen by state
Where Kaileen concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 51 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
111 of 867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Kaileens (111 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 Kaileen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kaileen 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.