Girls' name · since 1984
Kyleah
Kyleah has 942 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 942
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
942 babies have been named Kyleah since 1984, making it today's #6193 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyleah has been recorded 942 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #6193 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 942 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyleah ranks #7,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 942 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 942
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kyleah's 942 recorded births place it above 89.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kyleah compares
942 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Kyleah's all-time total is 151% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 942 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyleah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kyleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (364 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kyleah's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kyleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
364 births
- 2020s 137
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 364 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kyleah 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 Kyleah's total volume
Kyleah by state
Where Kyleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
24 of 942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kyleah's data
- Kyleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (364 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kyleahs (24 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 Kyleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Kyleah 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.