Kailea
Kailea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Isaac Aedo Kailea, Australian rugby union player Ualosi Kailea, Tongan rugby union player
Meaning & Origin of Kailea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kailea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Isaac Aedo Kailea, Australian rugby union player Ualosi Kailea, Tongan rugby union player
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The Story of Kailea
The earliest SSA record of Kailea as a baby girl name dates back to 1984, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 49 newborns named Kailea — #3,313 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Kailea on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kailea ranks #3,968 for baby girls with 37 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kailea
Kailea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kailea's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #3,313. Use the chart and map above to compare Kailea'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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