US rank #2250 Boys' name Peak 2022 504 births

Kailo — #2250 US boys' name

504 babies named Kailo in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s992020s405
#2250
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Kailo was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

94 babies were named Kailo in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailo

The Social Security Administration has registered 504 babies named Kailo between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kailo currently holds the #2250 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 405 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kailo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailo in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailo 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 504 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.

Kailo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

504

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2022

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,250

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
94
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
020406080100 202420232022202120202019201820172016201420112010 6

Kailo popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2020 (Kailo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 202220212020 6

Kailo by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
405 births that decade — 80% of Kailo's all-time total
2010s992020s405

Kailo by state

Where Kailo concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kailo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
71 14.1%
#2 Florida
45 8.9%
#3 Texas
34 6.7%
#4 New York
10 2.0%
#5 Ohio
8 1.6%
#6 Arizona
5 1.0%
#7 Colorado
5 1.0%
California share of Kailo's total US births 14.1%
Even split

71 of 504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailo?
504 babies have been named Kailo since 2010. It currently ranks #2250 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 94 births.
When was Kailo most popular?
Kailo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 405 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kailo most popular?
The top states for the name Kailo are California (71 births), Florida (45 births), Texas (34 births).
How long has the name Kailo been used?
Kailo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2024 (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.