US rank #8568 Girls' name Peak 1996 786 births

Kaylia — #8568 US girls' name

786 babies named Kaylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s791990s2472000s2762010s1332020s51
#8568
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kaylia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

41 babies were named Kaylia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaylia

The Social Security Administration has registered 786 babies named Kaylia between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaylia currently holds the #8568 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 276 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaylia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaylia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylia 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 786 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.

Kaylia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

786

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1996

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,568

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaylia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
41
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Kaylia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
276 births that decade — 35% of Kaylia's all-time total
1980s791990s2472000s2762010s1332020s51

Kaylia by state

Where Kaylia concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaylia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 3.4%
#2 Florida
5 0.6%
California share of Kaylia's total US births 3.4%
Even split

27 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylia?
786 babies have been named Kaylia since 1982. It currently ranks #8568 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 41 births.
When was Kaylia most popular?
Kaylia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kaylia most popular?
The top states for the name Kaylia are California (27 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kaylia been used?
Kaylia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaylia?
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, 1982–2024 (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.