Kaylor
The Story of Kaylor
As a girl name
Kaylor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 32 Kaylors were born — ranking #3,547 that year. As of 2026, Kaylor ranks #5,971 for girls with 20 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 789 Kaylors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kaylor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 26 Kaylors were born — ranking #3,982 that year. As of 2026, Kaylor ranks #5,928 for boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 518 Kaylors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kaylor
Kaylor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 789 births in the dataset. Kaylor's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #3,547. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaylor'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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