US rank #13828 Girls' name Peak 2005 495 births

Kaly — #13828 US girls' name

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.

1970s51980s601990s1532000s1642010s722020s41
#13828
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kaly was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kaly in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaly

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Kaly between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaly currently holds the #13828 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaly in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaly 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 495 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.

Kaly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

495

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2005

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,828

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
24
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 20242018201220051999199319871975 5

Kaly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
164 births that decade — 33% of Kaly's all-time total
1970s51980s601990s1532000s1642010s722020s41

Kaly by state

Where Kaly concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.0%
#2 New York
5 1.0%
Texas share of Kaly's total US births 2.0%
Even split

10 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaly?
495 babies have been named Kaly since 1975. It currently ranks #13828 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 24 births.
When was Kaly most popular?
Kaly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kaly most popular?
The top states for the name Kaly are Texas (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kaly been used?
Kaly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.