Girls' name · since 1978
Kayli
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 7,134 babies named Kayli, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,548 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,134
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayli currently ranks #3548 among girls' names in America, with 7,134 babies recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayli has been recorded 7,134 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #3548 nationally and more common than 79% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #2,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,548 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,134 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayli ranks #2,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,548 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,134 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,548 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,134
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayli's 7,134 recorded births place it above 97.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kayli compares
7,134 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Kayli's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,134 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 333 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kayli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kayli splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 333 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kayli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 333
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kayli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,882 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kayli's strongest decade.
2,882 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kayli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 490
1980s
490 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,257 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,882 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,183 births
- 2020s 316
2020s
316 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,882 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kayli 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 Kayli's total volume
Kayli by state
Where Kayli concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 722 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 697 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 359 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 296 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 278 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 266 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 210 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 190 | 2.7% |
722 of 7,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Kayli appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayli's data
- Kayli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,882 total births); usage has since declined to 316 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylis (722 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 Kayli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kayli 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.