US rank #1241 Girls' name Peak 2006 21,950 births

Kaylie — #1241 US girls' name

21,950 babies named Kaylie in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1241
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kaylie was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

1,195 babies were named Kaylie in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaylie

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,950 babies named Kaylie between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaylie currently holds the #1241 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 1,195 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 9,620 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kaylie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,018 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaylie in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylie 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 21,950 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.

Kaylie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21,950

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2006

1,195 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,241

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaylie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
1,195
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Kaylie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
9,620 births that decade — 44% of Kaylie's all-time total
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Kaylie by state

Where Kaylie concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaylie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,018 13.7%
#2 Texas
2,308 10.5%
#3 Florida
1,060 4.8%
#4 New York
1,026 4.7%
#5 Ohio
844 3.8%
#6 Illinois
817 3.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
649 3.0%
#8 Michigan
627 2.9%
California share of Kaylie's total US births 13.7%
Even split

3,018 of 21,950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Kaylie appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylie?
21,950 babies have been named Kaylie since 1968. It currently ranks #1241 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 1,195 births.
When was Kaylie most popular?
Kaylie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 9,620 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kaylie most popular?
The top states for the name Kaylie are California (3,018 births), Texas (2,308 births), Florida (1,060 births).
How long has the name Kaylie been used?
Kaylie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaylie?
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, 1968–2024 (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.