Girls' name · since 1989
Kylei
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,237 babies named Kylei, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,068 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,237
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,237 babies have been named Kylei since 1989, making it today's #8068 girls' name.
Kylei has 1,237 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8068 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,068 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,237 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylei ranks #6,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,068 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,237 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,068 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,237
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kylei's 1,237 recorded births place it above 91.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kylei compares
1,237 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Kylei's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,237 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kylei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kylei's full recorded timeline at 2009, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kylei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kylei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (548 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kylei's strongest decade.
548 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kylei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
435 births
- 2010s
2010s
548 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 548 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kylei 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 Kylei's total volume
Kylei by state
Where Kylei concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 4.9% |
| #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% |
61 of 1,237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kylei appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kylei's data
- Kylei's decade-level peak was the 2010s (548 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kyleis (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kylei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kylei 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.