Girls' name · since 1969
Kiely
Kiely has 849 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
849 babies have been named Kiely since 1969, making it today's #15285 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiely recorded 849 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #15285 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #8,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,285 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 849 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiely ranks #8,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,285 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 849 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiely's 849 recorded births place it above 88.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kiely compares
849 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Kiely's all-time total is 126% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 849 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiely's full recorded timeline at 2001, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kiely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (365 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Kiely's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kiely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
365 births
- 2010s 131
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 365 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kiely 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 Kiely's total volume
Kiely by state
Where Kiely concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 99 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
99 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kiely's data
- Kiely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (365 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kielys (99 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kiely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Kiely 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.