Total births
10
US rank #17214 Girls' name Peak 2021 10 births
Kilayah — #17214 US girls' name
10 babies named Kilayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#17214
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kilayah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
5 babies were named Kilayah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kilayah
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Kilayah between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kilayah currently holds the #17214 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kilayah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kilayah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Kilayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#17,214
Active since
2021
Kilayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Kilayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Kilayah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kilayah? ▼
10 babies have been named Kilayah since 2021. It currently ranks #17214 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 5 births.
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.
Keep exploring Kilayah
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Kiley Girl
#2975 19,110 births
Kilee Girl
#15738 1,824 births
Kila Girl
#12321 926 births
Kileigh Girl
661 births
Killian Girl
#8578 600 births
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2021–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.