Unisex name · since 1981
Kailin
Kailin has 1,221 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,221
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,221 babies have been named Kailin since 1981, making it today's #7249 unisex name.
Kailin has 1,221 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7249 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,249 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,221 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailin ranks #6,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,249 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,221 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,221
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kailin's 1,221 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kailin compares
1,221 Top 29% higher than 71% of 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
Kailin's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,221 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kailin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kailin's full recorded timeline at 2003, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kailin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kailin popularity over time - boys
189 total births recorded since 1991 (Kailin as boys' name)
Kailin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (436 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kailin's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kailin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
362 births
- 2000s
2000s
436 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 436 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kailin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kailin's total volume
Kailin by state
Where Kailin concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
67 of 1,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kailin's data
- Kailin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailins (67 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 Kailin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Kailin 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.