Recorded 1977–2017 Unisex name Peak 2006 117 births

Kili — unisex name

117 babies named Kili in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s352000s502010s27

The verdict

117 girls have been named Kili since 1977, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

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

43% of everyone ever named Kili was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kili in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kili

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Kili between 1977 and 2017, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kili currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Kili is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kili performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kili shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kili 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 117 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.

Kili at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

117

Since 1977

41 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1977

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kili popularity over time — girls

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

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 201720112008200620021999199719901977 5

Kili popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 202520172015 6

Kili by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 43% of Kili's all-time total
1970s51990s352000s502010s27

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.

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, 1977–2017 (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.