Girls' name · since 1967
Kaley
Kaley has 13,682 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,847 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,682
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaley is the #3847 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,682 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaley has been recorded 13,682 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #3847 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #1,369 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,847 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,682 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaley ranks #1,369 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,847 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,682 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,847 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,682
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaley's 13,682 recorded births place it above 98.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Kaley compares
13,682 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Kaley's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 578 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaley splits its recorded history at 1997: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 578 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 578
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kaley popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 1979 (Kaley as boys' name)
Kaley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,905 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Kaley's strongest decade.
4,905 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kaley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s 1,583
1980s
1,583 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,905 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,622 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,005 births
- 2020s 417
2020s
417 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,905 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kaley 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 Kaley's total volume
Kaley by state
Where Kaley concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,656 | 12.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,240 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,127 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 575 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 539 | 3.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 503 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 472 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 408 | 3.0% |
1,656 of 13,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kaley appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaley's data
- Kaley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,905 total births); usage has since declined to 417 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kaleys (1,656 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kaley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Kaley 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.