Girls' name · since 1988
Kayal
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Kayal, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
161 babies have been named Kayal since 1988, making it today's #13700 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayal has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #13700 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #22,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayal ranks #22,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 161 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayal's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kayal compares
161 33rd percentile among 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
Kayal's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayal's full recorded timeline at 2016, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kayal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Kayal's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kayal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (59% of all-time use).
Kayal by state
Where Kayal concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.7% |
6 of 161 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayal's data
- Kayal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayals (6 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 Kayal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kayal 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.