Girls' name · since 1977
Kyli
Kyli has 2,178 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,178
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyli is the #13587 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,178 recorded since 1977.
Kyli has 2,178 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13587 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,456 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,587 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,178 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyli ranks #4,456 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,587 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,178 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,178
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyli's 2,178 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kyli compares
2,178 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kyli's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,178 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 101 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kyli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyli's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 101, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kyli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (856 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kyli's strongest decade.
856 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kyli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 172
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
509 births
- 2000s
2000s
856 births
- 2010s
2010s
517 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 856 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kyli 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 Kyli's total volume
Kyli by state
Where Kyli concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 170 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 104 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 46 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 46 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 16 | 0.7% |
170 of 2,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kyli appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyli's data
- Kyli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (856 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kylis (170 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 Kyli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kyli 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.