Girls' name · since 1957
Kila
931 babies named Kila in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kila is the #15202 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 931 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kila has been recorded 931 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #15202 nationally and more common than 12% 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 1957 to 2025.
- #7,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 931 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kila ranks #7,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 931 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kila's 931 recorded births place it above 89.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Kila compares
931 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Kila's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 931 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kila's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kila popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Kila popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1972 (Kila as boys' name)
Kila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (242 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Kila's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
183 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 242 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kila 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 Kila's total volume
Kila by state
Where Kila concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 9 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 8 | 0.9% |
9 of 931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kila's data
- Kila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kilas (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Kila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Kila 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.