Recorded 2008–2017 Girls' name Peak 2014 18 births

Kaylis — girls' name

18 babies named Kaylis in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s12

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.

What the Data Says About Kaylis

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Kaylis between 2008 and 2017, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaylis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaylis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaylis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaylis 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 18 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.

Kaylis at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

18

Since 2008

10 years of records

Peak year

2014

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2008

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kaylis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2008

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720142008 6

Kaylis by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 67% of Kaylis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylis?
18 babies have been named Kaylis since 2008. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
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?
Kaylis has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 10 years of data through 2017.
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.

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, 2008–2017 (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.