Girls' name · since 1985
Kailene
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 234 babies named Kailene, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kailene is the #15496 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 234 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailene has been recorded 234 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #15496 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #18,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,496 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 234 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailene ranks #18,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,496 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 234 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kailene's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailene compares
234 40th percentile among 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
Kailene's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kailene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kailene's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kailene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kailene by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Kailene's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kailene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (34% of all-time use).
Kailene by state
Where Kailene concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 234 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kailene's data
- Kailene's decade-level peak was the 1990s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailenes (5 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kailene
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kailene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Kailene 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.