How Many People Are Named Kylah?
An estimated 6,069 people in the United States have the first name Kylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kylah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 292 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kylah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kylah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kylah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,069
About 1 in 56,476 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
292 births
Total Registered
6,152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kylah
Kylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,152 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kylah as a female name
Ranked #1,256 in 2024
185 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (292 births)
Kylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kylah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,386 babies were registered. While Kylah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kylah by Decade
How has Kylah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kylah by State
Birth registrations for Kylah span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oregon, Kansas, Arkansas. On average, about 134 Kylahs were registered per state.
Kylah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kylah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kylah?
We estimate approximately 6,069 people named Kylah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,476 Americans share this first name.
Is Kylah a common name?
Kylah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kylah most popular?
Kylah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 292 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kylah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kylah a female name?
Kylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kylah Smith, Kylah Johnson, Kylah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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