US rank #8547 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,571 births

Kylea — #8547 US girls' name

1,571 babies named Kylea in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s1221990s4022000s6802010s2972020s47
#8547
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2003
Single peak year

83 babies were named Kylea in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,571 babies named Kylea between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kylea currently holds the #8547 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 680 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kylea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylea in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylea 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 1,571 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.

Kylea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,571

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2003

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,547

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
83
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198819821978 7

Kylea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
680 births that decade — 43% of Kylea's all-time total
1970s231980s1221990s4022000s6802010s2972020s47

Kylea by state

Where Kylea concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kylea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
85 5.4%
#2 California
27 1.7%
#3 Missouri
22 1.4%
#4 Florida
19 1.2%
#5 Illinois
13 0.8%
#6 Ohio
11 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
10 0.6%
#8 North Carolina
7 0.4%
Texas share of Kylea's total US births 5.4%
Even split

85 of 1,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kylea appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylea?
1,571 babies have been named Kylea since 1978. It currently ranks #8547 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 83 births.
When was Kylea most popular?
Kylea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 680 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kylea most popular?
The top states for the name Kylea are Texas (85 births), California (27 births), Missouri (22 births).
How long has the name Kylea been used?
Kylea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kylie, Kylee, Kyla, Kyleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.