Girls' name · since 1982
Kaylia
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 797 babies named Kaylia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
797 babies have been named Kaylia since 1982, making it today's #9045 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylia has been recorded 797 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #9045 nationally and more common than 48% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #8,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,045 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 797 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylia ranks #8,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,045 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 797 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylia's 797 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaylia compares
797 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Kaylia's all-time total is 112% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 797 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaylia splits its recorded history at 2005: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaylia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kaylia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (276 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kaylia's strongest decade.
276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kaylia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s
2000s
276 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 276 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kaylia 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 Kaylia's total volume
Kaylia by state
Where Kaylia concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
27 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaylia's data
- Kaylia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (276 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylias (27 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 Kaylia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kaylia 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.