Girls' name · since 1997
Kialey
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Kialey, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 45
- total births
- 1997–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Kialey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 45 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kialey has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1997 to 2015.
- 45 total births
- 1997–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kialey's 45 recorded births place it above 50% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kialey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kialey's full recorded timeline at 2009, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kialey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2015
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kialey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kialey's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kialey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Kialey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1997–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kialey: Baby Name Since 1997 - 45 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kialey. 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 Kialey 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.