Unisex name · since 1977

Kili

Kili has 117 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

117
total births
1977–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade

Kili sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 117 recorded since 1977.

Kili has 117 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2017.

  • 117 total births
  • 1977–2017 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 43% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kili's 117 recorded births place it above 65% 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.

Kili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kili's full recorded timeline at 2003, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kili popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
468101214 197719921998200020032007201020162017 8

Kili popularity over time - boys

16 total births recorded since 2015 (Kili as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 16 births
4.555.566.5 201520172025 5

Kili by decade

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

2000s was Kili's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Kili births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kili?
117 babies have been named Kili since 1977. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Kili most popular?
Kili was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Kili a unisex name?
Yes, Kili is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 117 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Kili been used?
Kili has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 41 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kili?
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 Kili's data

  • Kili's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2010s (27) -- 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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1977–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kili: Baby Name Since 1977 - 117 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kili. 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 Kili 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 July 2026.