Girls' name · since 1983
Kaily
Kaily has 2,560 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,560
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaily currently ranks #4118 among girls' names in America, with 2,560 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaily has been recorded 2,560 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #4118 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #3,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,118 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,560 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaily ranks #3,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,118 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,560 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,560
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaily's 2,560 recorded births place it above 94.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaily compares
2,560 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kaily's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaily | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,560 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 126 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaily's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kaily by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (855 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kaily's strongest decade.
855 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kaily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
470 births
- 2000s
2000s
855 births
- 2010s
2010s
844 births
- 2020s 267
2020s
267 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 855 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kaily 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 Kaily's total volume
Kaily by state
Where Kaily concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 474 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 301 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 134 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 121 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 51 | 2.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.4% |
474 of 2,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Kaily appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaily's data
- Kaily's decade-level peak was the 2000s (855 total births); usage has since declined to 267 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kailys (474 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 Kaily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Kaily 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.