US rank #8584 Girls' name Peak 2010 652 births

Kayleah — #8584 US girls' name

652 babies named Kayleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s1202000s2242010s2192020s67
#8584
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kayleah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

31 babies were named Kayleah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 652 babies named Kayleah between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayleah currently holds the #8584 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayleah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayleah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kayleah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayleah 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 652 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.

Kayleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

652

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2010

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,584

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
31
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419881987 5

Kayleah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
224 births that decade — 34% of Kayleah's all-time total
1980s221990s1202000s2242010s2192020s67

Kayleah by state

Where Kayleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kayleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
#2 Ohio
5 0.8%
California share of Kayleah's total US births 0.8%
Even split

5 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayleah?
652 babies have been named Kayleah since 1987. It currently ranks #8584 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 31 births.
When was Kayleah most popular?
Kayleah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Kayleah most popular?
The top states for the name Kayleah are California (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Kayleah been used?
Kayleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayleah?
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, 1987–2024 (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.