Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Kailany

Meaning Spelling variant of Kailani Gender Girl Rank 2025 #581 Trend ↑ Rising 223%

Spelling variant of Kailani.

Rank 2025
#581
among girls · ↑316 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
511
named Kailany · +72% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
511 babies
All-time total
1,840
#4,970 all-time among girls
First recorded
2005
in Social Security records

Kailany popularity over time

1,840 babies have been named Kailany since 2005, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
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1990s – – – –
2000s 21 2 – #12,070
2010s 281 28 +1238% #1,953
2020s (to 2025) 1,538 256 +812% #581

Where Kailany is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 624 0.39 #482
2027 739 0.46 #424
2028 853 0.53 #355
2029 964 0.60 #316
2030 1,070 0.67 #287

Where Kailany is most popular

Girls named Kailany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.173 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Colorado, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kailany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 288 0.358 +107%
Colorado 37 0.331 +92%
Arizona 42 0.299 +73%
New Jersey 52 0.288 +66%
California 228 0.271 +57%
Maryland 28 0.264 +53%
North Carolina 53 0.233 +35%
Virginia 39 0.229 +32%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +19%
Oklahoma 15 0.204 +18%
Florida 85 0.199 +15%
New York 71 0.179 ≈ national
Illinois 39 0.170 ≈ national
Louisiana 14 0.160 -8%
Georgia 36 0.158 -8%
Massachusetts 19 0.157 -9%
Washington 20 0.138 -20%
Tennessee 21 0.133 -23%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 -27%
Iowa 6 0.103 -41%
South Carolina 9 0.100 -42%
Kansas 5 0.087 -50%
Indiana 12 0.085 -51%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -55%
Utah 6 0.072 -58%
Alabama 6 0.064 -63%
Ohio 11 0.046 -73%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -73%
Missouri 5 0.041 -76%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
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North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kailany

Kailany is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #581 in 2025 with 511 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2005, 1,840 American babies have been named Kailany. Its peak came in 2025, when 511 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kailany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kailany?

The median living Kailany is about 2 years old; half are between 0 and 4. An estimated 1,800 people named Kailany are alive in the United States today.

median 2 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kailany year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 511 #581
2024 297 #897
2023 222 #1,109
2022 213 #1,144
2021 161 #1,371
2020 134 #1,575
2019 100 #1,953
2018 94 #2,066
2017 16 #7,244
2016 14 #8,190
2015 8 #12,372
2014 6 #15,546
2013 16 #7,563
2012 10 #10,815
2011 9 #11,655
2010 8 #12,844
2009 5 #18,665
2008 9 #12,070
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2005 7 #13,685
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kailany, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kailany?

The median living Kailany is about 2 years old. Half of all living Kailanys are between 0 and 4 years old.

How many people named Kailany are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Kailany are alive in the United States, based on 1,840 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kailany mean?

Spelling variant of Kailani.

How popular is the name Kailany in 2025?

Kailany ranked #581 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 511 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kailany?

1,840 babies have been named Kailany in the United States since 2005, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kailany most popular?

Kailany peaked in 2025, when 511 newborns received the name.

Is Kailany a boy or girl name?

Kailany is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kailany rising or falling?

Kailany is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kailany become more popular?

Kailany is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,070 girls named Kailany in 2030, which would rank around #287. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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