Girls' name · since 1978
Kaylea
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 3,107 babies named Kaylea, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,107
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylea currently ranks #8031 among girls' names in America, with 3,107 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Kaylea recorded 3,107 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #8031 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #3,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,031 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,107 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylea ranks #3,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,031 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,107 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,107
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylea's 3,107 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaylea compares
3,107 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Kaylea's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,107 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaylea's full recorded timeline at 2002, 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 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 158 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaylea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kaylea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,216 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kaylea's strongest decade.
1,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kaylea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 256
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,086 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,216 births
- 2010s 453
2010s
453 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,216 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kaylea 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 Kaylea's total volume
Kaylea by state
Where Kaylea concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 305 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 97 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 77 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 68 | 2.2% |
| #5 | California | | 67 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 61 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 58 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 54 | 1.7% |
305 of 3,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Kaylea appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylea's data
- Kaylea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,216 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kayleas (305 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 Kaylea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kaylea 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.