US rank #6026 Girls' name Peak 2011 923 births

Kyleah — #6026 US girls' name

923 babies named Kyleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1092000s3272010s3642020s118
#6026
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kyleah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

45 babies were named Kyleah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 923 babies named Kyleah between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kyleah currently holds the #6026 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 364 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kyleah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyleah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyleah 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 923 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.

Kyleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

923

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2011

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,026

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
45
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941984 5

Kyleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
364 births that decade — 39% of Kyleah's all-time total
1980s51990s1092000s3272010s3642020s118

Kyleah by state

Where Kyleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kyleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 2.6%
#2 Washington
5 0.5%
California share of Kyleah's total US births 2.6%
Even split

24 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyleah?
923 babies have been named Kyleah since 1984. It currently ranks #6026 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 45 births.
When was Kyleah most popular?
Kyleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 364 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Kyleah most popular?
The top states for the name Kyleah are California (24 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Kyleah been used?
Kyleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyleah?
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, 1984–2024 (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.