Girls' name · since 2002

Kaylise

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Kaylise, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,340 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,975 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
75
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Kaylise currently ranks #15975 among girls' names in America, with 75 babies recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylise has been recorded 75 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #15975 nationally and more common than 8% 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 2002 to 2025.

  • #30,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,975 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 75 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylise ranks #30,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 75 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,340 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,975 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
75
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%7.6%
Kaylise vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaylise's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Kaylise compares

75 21st percentile among 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

Kaylise's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaylise Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 75 376 567,345
Peak-year births 9 21 19,840

Kaylise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kaylise splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kaylise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
45678910 200220042006200720082009201020152016201720212025 5

Kaylise by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (34 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Kaylise's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Kaylise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaylise?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 75 babies named Kaylise. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,340 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,975 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 9 births.
Where does Kaylise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylise ranks #30,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaylise most popular?
Kaylise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Kaylise been used?
Kaylise has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kaylise?
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.

What to do with Kaylise's data

  • Kaylise's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kaylise

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaylise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2025 (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 Kaylise 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.