Girls' name · since 1959
Kylia
Kylia has 1,059 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,959 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kylia currently ranks #8959 among girls' names in America, with 1,059 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kylia recorded 1,059 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #8959 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #7,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,959 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,059 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylia ranks #7,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,959 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,059 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,959 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kylia's 1,059 recorded births place it above 90.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kylia compares
1,059 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kylia's all-time total is 182% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,059 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kylia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kylia splits its recorded history at 2003: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kylia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Kylia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (386 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kylia's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kylia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s
2000s
386 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 386 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kylia 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 Kylia's total volume
Kylia by state
Where Kylia concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
29 of 1,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kylia's data
- Kylia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (386 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kylias (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kylia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kylia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Kylia 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.