Girls' name · since 2003
Kylani
681 babies named Kylani in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,033 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 681
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kylani is the #2033 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 681 recorded since 2003.
Kylani has 681 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2033 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #9,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,033 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 681 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylani ranks #9,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,033 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 681 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,033 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 681
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kylani's 681 recorded births place it above 86.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Kylani compares
681 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Kylani's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 681 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kylani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kylani splits its recorded history at 2015: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 108 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kylani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kylani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (447 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Kylani's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kylani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s
2020s
447 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 447 births (66% of all-time use).
How Kylani 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 Kylani's total volume
Kylani by state
Where Kylani concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 47 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 4.4% |
| #3 | California | | 29 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 26 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.5% |
47 of 681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kylani appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Kylanis (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kylani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kylani 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.