Girls' name · since 1976
Kylah
6,281 babies named Kylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,647 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,281
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kylah is the #1647 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,281 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Kylah recorded 6,281 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #1647 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #2,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,647 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,281 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylah ranks #2,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,647 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,281 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,647 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,281
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kylah's 6,281 recorded births place it above 96.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kylah compares
6,281 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kylah's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,281 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 292 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kylah splits its recorded history at 2001: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 292 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 292
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,386 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kylah's strongest decade.
2,386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 624
1990s
624 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,137 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,386 births
- 2020s
2020s
962 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,386 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kylah 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 Kylah's total volume
Kylah by state
Where Kylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 453 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 423 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 398 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 319 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 279 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 248 | 3.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 240 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 218 | 3.5% |
453 of 6,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kylah appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kylah's data
- Kylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,386 total births) through the 2020s (962) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kylahs (453 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kylah 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.