US rank #3487 Boys' name Peak 2021 743 births

Kailer — #3487 US boys' name

743 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.

1990s62000s2312010s3022020s204
#3487
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kailer was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

51 babies were named Kailer in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailer

The Social Security Administration has registered 743 babies named Kailer between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kailer currently holds the #3487 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kailer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailer in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailer 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 743 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.

Kailer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

743

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2021

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,487

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
51
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200420001998 6

Kailer popularity over time — girls

37 total births recorded since 2002 (Kailer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 37 births
4.555.566.5 2024202320172014201120072002 6

Kailer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
302 births that decade — 41% of Kailer's all-time total
1990s62000s2312010s3022020s204

Kailer by state

Where Kailer concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kailer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
69 9.3%
#2 Florida
16 2.2%
#3 Texas
5 0.7%
#4 Washington
5 0.7%
California share of Kailer's total US births 9.3%
Even split

69 of 743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailer?
743 babies have been named Kailer since 1998. It currently ranks #3487 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 51 births.
When was Kailer most popular?
Kailer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Kailer most popular?
The top states for the name Kailer are California (69 births), Florida (16 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kailer been used?
Kailer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.