Girls' name · since 1987
Kayleah
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 669 babies named Kayleah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayleah is the #6667 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 669 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kayleah recorded 669 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #6667 nationally today, ahead of 61% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #9,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,667 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 669 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayleah ranks #9,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,667 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 669 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayleah's 669 recorded births place it above 86.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kayleah compares
669 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Kayleah's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 669 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayleah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kayleah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (224 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kayleah's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kayleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 224 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kayleah 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 Kayleah's total volume
Kayleah by state
Where Kayleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayleah's data
- Kayleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (224 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayleahs (5 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 Kayleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kayleah 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.