Girls' name · since 1987
Kayelani
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Kayelani, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kayelani is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kayelani recorded 55 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1991.
- #33,896 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayelani ranks #33,896 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kayelani's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kayelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayelani's full recorded timeline at 1989, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1991
- Peak year (1988)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Kayelani by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (36 births, 65% of the file).
1980s was Kayelani's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Kayelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 36 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Kayelani's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1990s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kayelani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1987–1991 (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 Kayelani 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.