Unisex name · since 1982
Kaylor
796 babies named Kaylor in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,320 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 796
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaylor currently ranks #3320 among unisex names in America, with 796 babies recorded since 1982.
Kaylor has 796 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3320 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, 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 1982 to 2025.
- #8,762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,320 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 796 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylor ranks #8,762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,320 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 796 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,320 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 796
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaylor's 796 recorded births place it above 87.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kaylor compares
796 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Kaylor's all-time total is 112% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 796 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaylor's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaylor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kaylor popularity over time - boys
502 total births recorded since 1989 (Kaylor as boys' name)
Kaylor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (236 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kaylor's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kaylor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
201 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 236 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kaylor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaylor's total volume
Kaylor by state
Where Kaylor concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
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What to do with Kaylor's data
- Kaylor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (236 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaylors (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaylor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Kaylor 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.