US rank #5866 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,223 births

Kylei — #5866 US girls' name

1,223 babies named Kylei in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s91990s842000s4352010s5482020s147
#5866
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kylei was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

78 babies were named Kylei in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylei

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,223 babies named Kylei between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kylei currently holds the #5866 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 548 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kylei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylei in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylei 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 1,223 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.

Kylei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,223

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2012

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,866

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
78
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919921989 9

Kylei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
548 births that decade — 45% of Kylei's all-time total
1980s91990s842000s4352010s5482020s147

Kylei by state

Where Kylei concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kylei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
61 5.0%
#2 Georgia
44 3.6%
#3 Louisiana
26 2.1%
#4 California
23 1.9%
#5 Florida
18 1.5%
#6 South Carolina
11 0.9%
#7 Tennessee
11 0.9%
#8 Michigan
7 0.6%
Texas share of Kylei's total US births 5.0%
Even split

61 of 1,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Kylei appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylei?
1,223 babies have been named Kylei since 1989. It currently ranks #5866 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 78 births.
When was Kylei most popular?
Kylei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 548 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kylei most popular?
The top states for the name Kylei are Texas (61 births), Georgia (44 births), Louisiana (26 births).
How long has the name Kylei been used?
Kylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylei?
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, 1989–2024 (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.