US rank #15738 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,824 births

Kilee — #15738 US girls' name

1,824 babies named Kilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s1171990s3772000s8392010s4012020s59
#15738
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kilee was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

109 babies were named Kilee in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,824 babies named Kilee between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kilee currently holds the #15738 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kilee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 839 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kilee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Kilee in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kilee 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 1,824 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.

Kilee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,824

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2008

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,738

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
109
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kilee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
839 births that decade — 46% of Kilee's all-time total
1970s311980s1171990s3772000s8392010s4012020s59

Kilee by state

Where Kilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 4.4%
#2 Texas
62 3.4%
#3 Utah
50 2.7%
#4 Ohio
39 2.1%
#5 Florida
38 2.1%
#6 Michigan
16 0.9%
#7 Oklahoma
12 0.7%
#8 Indiana
10 0.5%
California share of Kilee's total US births 4.4%
Even split

80 of 1,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Kilee appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kilee?
1,824 babies have been named Kilee since 1978. It currently ranks #15738 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 109 births.
When was Kilee most popular?
Kilee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 839 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kilee most popular?
The top states for the name Kilee are California (80 births), Texas (62 births), Utah (50 births).
How long has the name Kilee been used?
Kilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiley, Kila, Kileigh, Killian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.