Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Kaylie name popularity since 1925
22,101 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kaylie. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Kaylie is about 20 years old in 2026. Kaylie peaked in 2006 as the #281 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,101
- Named Kaylie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,454 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,101 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.58× its national share
Peak year is the year Kaylie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kaylie births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Kaylie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Kaylie became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 12,000 baby girls to 1 in 5,150.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 2,560 to 1 in 4,960.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kaylie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kaylie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kaylie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 18 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 854 | #1,557 |
| 1990s | 4,575 | #507 |
| 2000s | 9,621 | #297 |
| 2010s | 5,732 | #557 |
| 2020–25 | 1,294 | #1,454 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
62.7% of babies named Kaylie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kaylie is most popular
The index compares Kaylie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kaylie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.58× | 452 |
| Washington | 1.63× | 560 |
| Arizona | 1.59× | 425 |
| Florida | 1.45× | 1,075 |
| Texas | 1.44× | 2,319 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kaylie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylie (this page) | 22,101 | 2006 |
| Kaylee | 140,425 | 2009 |
| Kayley | 8,586 | 1999 |
| Kayli | 7,134 | 2003 |
| Caylie | 1,641 | 2009 |
| Kailie | 1,324 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kaylie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kaylie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kaylie (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data