Unisex name · since 1955
Kayle
4,028 babies named Kayle in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,028
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayle is the #7979 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,028 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayle has been recorded 4,028 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #7979 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, 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 1955 to 2025.
- #2,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,979 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,028 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayle ranks #2,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,979 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,028 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,028
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayle's 4,028 recorded births place it above 95.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kayle compares
4,028 Top 16% higher than 84% of 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
Kayle's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,028 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayle's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kayle popularity over time - boys
626 total births recorded since 1948 (Kayle as boys' name)
Kayle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,460 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kayle's strongest decade.
1,460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kayle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 418
1980s
418 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,358 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,460 births
- 2010s
2010s
633 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,460 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kayle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kayle's total volume
Kayle by state
Where Kayle concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 382 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 337 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 185 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 161 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 121 | 3.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 108 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 103 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 99 | 2.5% |
382 of 4,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Kayle appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayle's data
- Kayle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,460 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kayles (382 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 Kayle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Kayle 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.