Unisex name · since 1998
Kailer
778 babies named Kailer in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 778
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
778 babies have been named Kailer since 1998, making it today's #3357 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kailer recorded 778 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #3357 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,357 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 778 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailer ranks #6,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,357 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 778 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 778
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailer's 778 recorded births place it above 86.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailer compares
778 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Kailer's all-time total is 111% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 778 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kailer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kailer splits its recorded history at 2012: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kailer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kailer popularity over time - girls
42 total births recorded since 2002 (Kailer as girls' name)
Kailer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (302 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kailer's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kailer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
302 births
- 2020s
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 302 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kailer 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 Kailer's total volume
Kailer by state
Where Kailer concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
69 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kailer's data
- Kailer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (302 total births) through the 2020s (239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kailers (69 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 Kailer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kailer 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.