US rank #12329 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,048 births

Kylia — #12329 US girls' name

1,048 babies named Kylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s121980s721990s2622000s3862010s2492020s62
#12329
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kylia was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

49 babies were named Kylia in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,048 babies named Kylia between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kylia currently holds the #12329 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 386 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kylia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylia 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 1,048 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.

Kylia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,048

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2003

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,329

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
49
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0102030405060 202420182012200620001994198819801959 5

Kylia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
386 births that decade — 37% of Kylia's all-time total
1950s51970s121980s721990s2622000s3862010s2492020s62

Kylia by state

Where Kylia concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kylia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 2.8%
#2 Texas
11 1.0%
#3 Alabama
5 0.5%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
California share of Kylia's total US births 2.8%
Even split

29 of 1,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylia?
1,048 babies have been named Kylia since 1959. It currently ranks #12329 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 49 births.
When was Kylia most popular?
Kylia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 386 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kylia most popular?
The top states for the name Kylia are California (29 births), Texas (11 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Kylia been used?
Kylia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylia?
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, 1959–2024 (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.