US rank #7688 Girls' name Peak 1999 3,094 births

Kaylea — #7688 US girls' name

3,094 babies named Kaylea in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s2561990s10862000s12162010s4532020s69
#7688
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kaylea was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

158 babies were named Kaylea in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaylea

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,094 babies named Kaylea between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaylea currently holds the #7688 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 158 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaylea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 305 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaylea in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylea 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 3,094 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.

Kaylea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,094

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

1999

158 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,688

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaylea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
158
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kaylea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,216 births that decade — 39% of Kaylea's all-time total
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Kaylea by state

Where Kaylea concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaylea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
305 9.9%
#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%
Texas share of Kaylea's total US births 9.9%
Even split

305 of 3,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Kaylea appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylea?
3,094 babies have been named Kaylea since 1978. It currently ranks #7688 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 158 births.
When was Kaylea most popular?
Kaylea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,216 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Kaylea most popular?
The top states for the name Kaylea are Texas (305 births), Missouri (97 births), Tennessee (77 births).
How long has the name Kaylea been used?
Kaylea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaylea?
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.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.