Girls' name · since 1975
Kaly
495 babies named Kaly in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 495
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
495 girls have been named Kaly since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kaly has 495 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1975 to 2024.
- #11,933 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 495 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaly ranks #11,933 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 495 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 495
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaly's 495 recorded births place it above 83.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaly splits its recorded history at 2003: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kaly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kaly's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (33% of all-time use).
Kaly by state
Where Kaly concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
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What to do with Kaly's data
- Kaly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kalys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kaly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Kaly 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.