Girls' name · since 1943
Kaylee
Kaylee has 140,425 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 140,425
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
140,425 babies have been named Kaylee since 1943, making it today's #255 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylee has been recorded 140,425 times among girls since 1943, currently ranked #255 nationally and more common than 99% 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 1943 to 2025.
- #288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #255 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 140,425 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylee ranks #288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #255 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 140,425 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #255 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 140,425
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylee's 140,425 recorded births place it above 99.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaylee compares
140,425 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Kaylee's all-time total is 373x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140,425 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,219 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaylee's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7,219, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaylee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 7,219
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Kaylee popularity over time - boys
176 total births recorded since 1988 (Kaylee as boys' name)
Kaylee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56,432 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kaylee's strongest decade.
56,432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kaylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s 3,496
1980s
3,496 births
- 1990s
1990s
25,214 births
- 2000s
2000s
56,432 births
- 2010s
2010s
44,629 births
- 2020s 10,385
2020s
10,385 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56,432 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kaylee 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 Kaylee's total volume
Kaylee by state
Where Kaylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,887 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13,408 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7,015 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 6,510 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5,760 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 4,873 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 4,695 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 4,582 | 3.3% |
14,887 of 140,425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kaylee appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylee's data
- Kaylee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56,432 total births); usage has since declined to 10,385 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylees (14,887 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 Kaylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Kaylee 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.