Kail Popularity by Year
Follow Kail across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kail birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 5 | #12,349 | Down 3,428 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 8 | #8,921 | Up 902 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 7 | #9,823 | Down 1,084 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 8 | #8,739 | Down 1,096 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 10 | #7,643 | Up 4,513 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 5,818 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 13 | #6,338 | Up 1,267 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 10 | #7,605 | Down 2,894 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 20 | #4,711 | Down 319 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 22 | #4,392 | Down 328 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 24 | #4,064 | Up 326 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 22 | #4,390 | Down 1,226 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 35 | #3,164 | Up 75 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 34 | #3,239 | Up 237 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 31 | #3,476 | Down 373 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 8 | #12,429 | Up 1,403 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 37 | #3,103 | Up 690 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 7 | #13,832 | Down 3,014 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 27 | #3,793 | Down 409 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 10 | #10,818 | Up 4,334 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 31 | #3,384 | Down 65 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 6 | #15,152 | Down 1,030 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 30 | #3,319 | Up 945 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 20 | #4,264 | Down 532 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 23 | #3,732 | Up 590 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 18 | #4,322 | Up 354 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 16 | #4,676 | Up 364 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 14 | #5,040 | Up 4,872 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 5 | #9,912 | Down 5,039 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 13 | #4,873 | Down 422 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 5 | #14,122 | — |
| 1997 | Boys | 14 | #4,451 | Up 162 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 13 | #4,613 | Up 2,379 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 7 | #6,992 | Down 1,124 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 9 | #5,868 | Down 1,171 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 12 | #4,697 | Up 2,574 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 1,042 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 7 | #6,229 | Up 197 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 1,458 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 8 | #4,968 | Up 364 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 7 | #5,332 | Down 359 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 7 | #4,973 | Up 1,277 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 5 | #6,250 | Down 1,745 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 6 | #4,505 | Down 859 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 6 | #3,646 | Up 387 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 5 | #4,033 | — |