Total births
18
Girls' name · since 2008
Kaylis
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Kaylis, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 2008–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Kaylis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 2008.
Kaylis has 18 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2017.
- 18 total births
- 2008–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Kaylis since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 18
- total births
- 2008–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Kaylis was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kaylis in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Kaylis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaylis splits its recorded history at 2014: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaylis at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Kaylis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2017
- Peak year (2014)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Kaylis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kaylis's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kaylis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaylis? ▼
Kaylis has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 7 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Kaylis most popular? ▼
Kaylis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Kaylis been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kaylis since 2008 -- 10 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Kaylis? ▼
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 July 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, 2008–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaylis: Baby Name Since 2008 - 18 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaylis. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kaylis 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 July 2026.