Girls' name · since 1990
Kayelee
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Kayelee, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
365 girls have been named Kayelee since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayelee has been recorded 365 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2020.
- #14,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayelee ranks #14,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayelee's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kayelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kayelee splits its recorded history at 2005: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kayelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2020
- Peak year (2007)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kayelee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Kayelee's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kayelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (45% of all-time use).
Kayelee by state
Where Kayelee concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayelee's data
- Kayelee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kayelees (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1990–2020 (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 Kayelee 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.