Kailash
Mount Kailash is a mountain in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the Gangdise Shan mountain range of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. The peak of Mount Kailash is located at an elevation of 6,638 m (21,778 ft), near the western trijunction between China, India and Nepal.
Meaning & Origin of Kailash
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mount Kailash is a mountain in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the Gangdise Shan mountain range of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. The peak of Mount Kailash is located at an elevation of 6,638 m (21,778 ft), near the western trijunction between China, India and Nepal.
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Etymology
The Story of Kailash
Kailash first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 20 Kailashs were born — ranking #4,777 that year. As of 2026, Kailash ranks #6,390 for baby boys with 13 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 354 Kailashs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kailash
Kailash is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 354 births in the dataset. Kailash's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,777. Use the chart and map above to compare Kailash's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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