Kailo
Kailo was the 1953rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1766th with 94 babies. More babies were named Kailo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,953 boys, up 34 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202294 babies
- Total since 1880
- 600babies recorded
Kailo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 17 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,953 | 79 |
| 2020 | #1,987 | 72 |
| 2010 | #11,461 | 6 |
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How popular is Kailo, counting every spelling?
Kailo is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,351 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,953 for Kailo on its own. Together these spellings went to 127 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailo | 79 | #1,953 | 412 |
| Kailoh | 17 | #5,495 | 61 |
| Kaylo | 14 | #6,281 | 32 |
| Kaelo | 10 | #7,939 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kailo?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kailo (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kailo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kailo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kailo?
About 600 people born in the US named Kailo are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 3 and 6. That makes Kailo a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kailo by state
How common Kailo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kailo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kailo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kailo
How popular is the name Kailo?
Kailo was the 1953rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1766th with 94 babies. More babies were named Kailo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kailo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kailo in the US.
Where is Kailo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kailo was most common in Florida (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Ohio.