US rank #12536 Girls' name Peak 2004 617 births

Kailei — #12536 US girls' name

617 babies named Kailei in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s832000s2822010s1842020s54
#12536
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kailei was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

34 babies were named Kailei in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailei

The Social Security Administration has registered 617 babies named Kailei between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kailei currently holds the #12536 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kailei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailei in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailei 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 617 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.

Kailei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

617

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2004

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,536

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
34
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419891988 7

Kailei by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
282 births that decade — 46% of Kailei's all-time total
1980s141990s832000s2822010s1842020s54

Kailei by state

Where Kailei concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kailei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 3.1%
#2 California
18 2.9%
#3 Georgia
5 0.8%
Texas share of Kailei's total US births 3.1%
Even split

19 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailei?
617 babies have been named Kailei since 1988. It currently ranks #12536 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 34 births.
When was Kailei most popular?
Kailei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 282 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Kailei most popular?
The top states for the name Kailei are Texas (19 births), California (18 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kailei been used?
Kailei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailei?
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, 1988–2024 (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.