US rank #5048 Girls' name Peak 2022 834 births

Kaileen — #5048 US girls' name

834 babies named Kaileen in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s711990s2012000s1932010s1422020s217
#5048
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kaileen was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

83 babies were named Kaileen in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaileen

The Social Security Administration has registered 834 babies named Kaileen between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaileen currently holds the #5048 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaileen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaileen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaileen in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaileen 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 834 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.

Kaileen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

834

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2022

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,048

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaileen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
83
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881976 10

Kaileen by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
217 births that decade — 26% of Kaileen's all-time total
1970s101980s711990s2012000s1932010s1422020s217

Kaileen by state

Where Kaileen concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaileen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
101 12.1%
#2 Texas
45 5.4%
#3 Florida
6 0.7%
#4 Arizona
5 0.6%
#5 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Kaileen's total US births 12.1%
Even split

101 of 834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaileen?
834 babies have been named Kaileen since 1976. It currently ranks #5048 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 83 births.
When was Kaileen most popular?
Kaileen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kaileen most popular?
The top states for the name Kaileen are California (101 births), Texas (45 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Kaileen been used?
Kaileen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaileen?
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, 1976–2024 (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.