Unisex name · since 1983
Kailen
Kailen has 945 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 945
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailen currently ranks #4470 among unisex names in America, with 945 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailen has been recorded 945 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #4470 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #5,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,470 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 945 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailen ranks #5,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,470 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 945 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 945
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailen's 945 recorded births place it above 88.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailen compares
945 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kailen's all-time total is 156% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 945 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kailen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kailen's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kailen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kailen popularity over time - girls
728 total births recorded since 1984 (Kailen as girls' name)
Kailen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (295 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kailen's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kailen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
290 births
- 2010s
2010s
295 births
- 2020s
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 295 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kailen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kailen's total volume
Kailen by state
Where Kailen concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
52 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kailen's data
- Kailen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (295 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kailens (52 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kailen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Kailen 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.