Girls' name · since 1987
Kayly
Kayly has 430 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 430 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kayly recorded 430 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2020.
- #12,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 430 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayly ranks #12,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayly's 430 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kayly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayly's full recorded timeline at 2002, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kayly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Kayly's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kayly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (47% of all-time use).
Kayly by state
Where Kayly concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
29 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayly's data
- Kayly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylys (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kayly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1987–2020 (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 Kayly 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.