Girls' name · since 1978
Kyley
Kyley has 1,603 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,603
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyley is the #13591 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,603 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyley has been recorded 1,603 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #13591 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,603 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyley ranks #5,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,603 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,603
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyley's 1,603 recorded births place it above 92.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kyley compares
1,603 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Kyley's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,603 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyley's full recorded timeline at 2001, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kyley popularity over time - boys
76 total births recorded since 1970 (Kyley as boys' name)
Kyley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (640 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kyley's strongest decade.
640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kyley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 177
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
427 births
- 2000s
2000s
640 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 640 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kyley 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 Kyley's total volume
Kyley by state
Where Kyley concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 74 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 64 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 7 | 0.4% |
74 of 1,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Kyley appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyley's data
- Kyley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (640 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kyleys (74 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.
Keep exploring Kyley
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kyley
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kyley 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.