Unisex name · since 1958
Kiley
Kiley has 19,175 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,799 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,175
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
19,175 babies have been named Kiley since 1958, making it today's #2799 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kiley recorded 19,175 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #2799 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #1,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,799 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,175 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiley ranks #1,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,799 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,175 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,799 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,175
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kiley's 19,175 recorded births place it above 98.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiley compares
19,175 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kiley's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,175 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,090 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kiley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiley's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 1,090, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,090
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Kiley popularity over time - boys
1,097 total births recorded since 1968 (Kiley as boys' name)
Kiley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,121 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Kiley's strongest decade.
8,121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kiley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 783
1970s
783 births
- 1980s 1,931
1980s
1,931 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,741 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,121 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,133 births
- 2020s 434
2020s
434 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,121 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kiley 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 Kiley's total volume
Kiley by state
Where Kiley concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,655 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,161 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 920 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 917 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 873 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 807 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 583 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 579 | 3.0% |
1,655 of 19,175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Kiley appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kiley's data
- Kiley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (8,121 total births); usage has since declined to 434 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kileys (1,655 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kiley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Kiley 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.