Girls' name · since 2021

Kilayah

Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Kilayah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#55,695 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade

10 girls have been named Kilayah since 2021, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilayah has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2024.

  • #55,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 2021
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilayah ranks #55,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.

#55,695 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Kilayah's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kilayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kilayah's full recorded timeline at 2024, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births.

Kilayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2021)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 20212024 5

Kilayah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Kilayah's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kilayah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kilayah?
10 babies have been named Kilayah since 2021. All-time, it sits at #55,695 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2021 with 5 births.
Where does Kilayah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilayah ranks #55,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kilayah most popular?
Kilayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kilayah been used?
Kilayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 4 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kilayah?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Kilayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2021–2024 (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 Kilayah 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.