Recorded 1984–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,318 births

Kailie — girls' name

1,318 babies named Kailie in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s971990s4132000s5792010s2022020s27
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kailie was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

71 babies were named Kailie in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,318 babies named Kailie between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kailie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 579 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kailie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailie 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 1,318 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.

Kailie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,318

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

1999

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kailie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
71
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 202320172012200720021997199219871984 6

Kailie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
579 births that decade — 44% of Kailie's all-time total
1980s971990s4132000s5792010s2022020s27

Kailie by state

Where Kailie concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kailie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
147 11.2%
#2 Texas
41 3.1%
#3 Illinois
30 2.3%
#4 Michigan
5 0.4%
California share of Kailie's total US births 11.2%
Even split

147 of 1,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailie?
1,318 babies have been named Kailie since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 71 births.
When was Kailie most popular?
Kailie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 579 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Kailie most popular?
The top states for the name Kailie are California (147 births), Texas (41 births), Illinois (30 births).
How long has the name Kailie been used?
Kailie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kailie?
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, 1984–2023 (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.