Recorded 1990–2020 Girls' name Peak 2007 365 births

Kayelee — girls' name

365 babies named Kayelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s982000s1652010s962020s6

The verdict

365 girls have been named Kayelee since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

365
total births
1990–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kayelee was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

23 babies were named Kayelee in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Kayelee between 1990 and 2020, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayelee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayelee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayelee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayelee 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 365 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.

Kayelee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

365

Since 1990

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1990

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kayelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1990

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
23
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Kayelee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
165 births that decade — 45% of Kayelee's all-time total
1990s982000s1652010s962020s6

Kayelee by state

Where Kayelee concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Kayelee's total US births 1.4%

5 of 365 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayelee?
365 babies have been named Kayelee since 1990. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 23 births.
When was Kayelee most popular?
Kayelee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kayelee most popular?
The top states for the name Kayelee are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kayelee been used?
Kayelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 31 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kayelee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2020 (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.