Kalaya
Kalaya was the 1837th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 109 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,397 places. More babies were named Kalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,837 girls, up 274 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 109girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,559babies recorded
Kalaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,837 | 109 |
| 2020 | #2,111 | 87 |
| 2010 | #3,776 | 41 |
| 2000 | #4,594 | 26 |
| 1990 | #13,978 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kalaya, counting every spelling?
Kalaya is a spelling of Kalayah, a name family that ranked #657 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,837 for Kalaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 439 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalayah | 129 | #1,617 | 625 |
| Kaleia | 95 | #2,010 | 429 |
| Kalaya | 109 | #1,837 | 411 |
| Calayah | 36 | #3,996 | 160 |
| Kalaia | 22 | #5,634 | 96 |
| Kaleiah | 15 | #7,298 | 91 |
| Calaya | 17 | #6,589 | 88 |
| Kalaiah | 7 | #12,514 | 41 |
| Caleia | 9 | #10,251 | 30 |
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 Kalaya?
109 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalaya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalaya 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 77 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalaya?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kalaya are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Kalaya 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.
Kalaya by state
How common Kalaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (1.9×), Ohio (1.8×). In 40 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 Kalaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalaya
How popular is the name Kalaya?
Kalaya was the 1837th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 109 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,397 places. More babies were named Kalaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kalaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kalaya in the US.
Where is Kalaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalaya was most common in North Carolina (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Kentucky.