Kail*
#6,282 most common boys' name of all time · #15,687 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1962–2024 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#6,282
Rank overall
#15,687 of 105,966
First appeared
1962
Years on the list
41 of 146
All-time
642
Since 2016
66
Peak year
2008 #3,130
Best rank
#3,130 2008
Girls
Boys
peak 44/yr
Kail first appears in 1962. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,638 |
| 2023 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,090 |
| 2022 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,015 |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,896 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,764 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,487 |
| 2017 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,418 |
| 2016 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,728 |
| 2015 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,765 |
| 2014 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,430 |
| 2013 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,104 |
| 2012 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,430 |
| 2011 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,192 |
| 2010 | — | 34 | 34 | #3,260 |
| 2009 | 8 | 31 | 39 | #3,502 |
| 2008 | 7 | 37 | 44 | #3,130 |
| 2007 | 10 | 27 | 37 | #3,835 |
| 2006 | 6 | 31 | 37 | #3,412 |
| 2005 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,348 |
| 2004 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,311 |
| 2003 | — | 23 | 23 | #3,773 |
| 2002 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,381 |
| 2001 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,744 |
| 2000 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,278 |
| 1998 | 5 | 13 | 18 | #4,967 |
| 1997 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,539 |
| 1996 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,703 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,241 |
| 1994 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,047 |
| 1993 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,822 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,602 |
| 1989 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,755 |
| 1987 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,200 |
| 1986 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,591 |
| 1984 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,265 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,718 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,864 |
| 1963 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1962 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,599 |