US rank #11478 Girls' name Peak 2012 229 births

Kailia — #11478 US girls' name

229 babies named Kailia in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s282010s1272020s56
#11478
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kailia was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kailia in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailia

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Kailia between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kailia currently holds the #11478 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kailia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kailia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailia 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 229 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.

Kailia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

229

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2012

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,478

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
24
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200219951994 5

Kailia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
127 births that decade — 55% of Kailia's all-time total
1990s182000s282010s1272020s56

Kailia by state

Where Kailia concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kailia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.6%
California share of Kailia's total US births 2.6%

6 of 229 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailia?
229 babies have been named Kailia since 1994. It currently ranks #11478 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 24 births.
When was Kailia most popular?
Kailia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kailia most popular?
The top states for the name Kailia are California (6 births).
How long has the name Kailia been used?
Kailia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.