Caliyah
Caliyah was the 1992nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1906th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 36 places. More babies were named Caliyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kaliyah) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,992 girls, up 1 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,037babies recorded
What does the name Caliyah mean?
Caliyah is a spelling of Kaliyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kaliyah's meaning and origin.
Kaliyah is a modern American girl's name. Wiktionary lists it as a female given name without an etymology. It resembles Kalia and Kaylee, the Hindu goddess name Kali, and names ending in -iyah such as Aaliyah, but no source consulted documents how it was formed, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern name.
Related names: Kalia, Aaliyah, Kaylee.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kaliyah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Caliyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,992 | 96 |
| 2020 | #1,993 | 94 |
| 2010 | #2,389 | 79 |
| 2000 | #5,744 | 19 |
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How popular is Caliyah, counting every spelling?
Caliyah is a spelling of Kaliyah, a name family that ranked #334 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,992 for Caliyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 982 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaliyah | 791 | #392 | 3,140 |
| Caliyah | 96 | #1,992 | 442 |
| Kaliya | 61 | #2,795 | 217 |
| Kaaliyah | 24 | #5,314 | 75 |
| Caliya | 10 | #9,576 | 43 |
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 Caliyah?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caliyah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caliyah 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 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caliyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caliyah?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Caliyah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Caliyah 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.
Caliyah by state
How common Caliyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.3×), Florida (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five girls 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 Caliyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caliyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caliyah
How popular is the name Caliyah?
Caliyah was the 1992nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1906th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 36 places. More babies were named Caliyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Caliyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caliyah in the US.
Where is Caliyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caliyah was most common in Mississippi (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Tennessee.