Girls' name · since 1986
Kaylei
2,134 babies named Kaylei in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,263 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,134
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaylei is the #7263 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,134 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Kaylei recorded 2,134 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #7263 nationally today, ahead of 58% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #4,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,263 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,134 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylei ranks #4,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,263 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,134 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,263 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,134
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylei's 2,134 recorded births place it above 93.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaylei compares
2,134 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kaylei's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,134 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaylei splits its recorded history at 2006: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaylei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kaylei by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,015 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Kaylei's strongest decade.
1,015 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kaylei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,015 births
- 2010s
2010s
689 births
- 2020s 164
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,015 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kaylei 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 Kaylei's total volume
Kaylei by state
Where Kaylei concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 159 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 116 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 65 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 64 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 36 | 1.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 35 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 32 | 1.5% |
159 of 2,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kaylei appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylei's data
- Kaylei's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,015 total births); usage has since declined to 164 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kayleis (159 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 Kaylei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Kaylei 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.