Girls' name · since 1994
Kailia
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 235 babies named Kailia, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailia currently ranks #15676 among girls' names in America, with 235 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kailia recorded 235 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #15676 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #18,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,676 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 235 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailia ranks #18,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,676 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 235 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailia's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kailia compares
235 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
Kailia's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 235 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kailia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kailia splits its recorded history at 2014: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kailia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kailia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Kailia's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kailia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (54% of all-time use).
Kailia by state
Where Kailia concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
6 of 235 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kailia's data
- Kailia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kailias (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kailia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kailia 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.