Total births
457
Girls' name · since 1979
Kilah
457 babies named Kilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9141
- among girls today
- 457
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
457 babies have been named Kilah since 1979, making it today's #9141 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kilah recorded 457 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #9141 nationally today, ahead of 48% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #9141 among girls today
- 457 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kilah is currently the #9141 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 457 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9141
- among girls today
- 457
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Kilah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9141
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Kilah was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
22 babies were named Kilah in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Kilah compares
457 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,726 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
Kilah's all-time total is 20% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kilah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 457 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kilah splits its recorded history at 2006: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kilah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#9,141
Active since
1979
Kilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kilah's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kilah? ▼
Kilah has been given to 457 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9141 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Kilah most popular? ▼
Kilah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kilah been used? ▼
Records for Kilah go back to 1979, giving 47 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kilah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiley, Kilee, Kila, Kileigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kilah's data
- Kilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kilah
Nearby Names Like Kilah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kilah
Kiley Girl
#2904 19,175 births
Kilee Girl
#15787 1,826 births
Kila Girl
#12367 931 births
Kileigh Girl
661 births
Killian Girl
#8609 615 births
Compare Kilah side by side: Kilah vs Kiley Kilah vs Kilee Kilah vs Kila
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kilah
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kilah: #9141 Girls' Name - 457 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kilah. 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 Kilah 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 June 2026.