Boys' name · since 2010
Kailo
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 583 babies named Kailo, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,957 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kailo is the #1957 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 583 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Kailo recorded 583 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #1957 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #7,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,957 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 583 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailo ranks #7,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,957 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 583 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,957 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kailo's 583 recorded births place it above 84.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kailo compares
583 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kailo's all-time total is 58% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 583 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kailo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kailo's full recorded timeline at 2019, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kailo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kailo popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2020 (Kailo as girls' name)
Kailo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (484 births, 83% of the file).
2020s was Kailo's strongest decade.
484 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Kailo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
484 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 484 births (83% of all-time use).
How Kailo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kailo's total volume
Kailo by state
Where Kailo concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 52 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 15 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 13 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
80 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- California records the most Kailos (80 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kailo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Kailo 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.