Is Kaylea a boy or girl name?

Kaylea is a girl’s name. Of the 3,107 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kaylea

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Kaylea was most popular in 1999, when 158 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,101 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,107 people named Kaylea.

Kaylea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaylea’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaylea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaylea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,107 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kaylea

Where Kaylea is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org