Kaleia
Kaleia was the 2010th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1973rd with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,621 places. More babies were named Kaleia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,010 girls, up 575 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,131babies recorded
Kaleia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,010 | 95 |
| 2020 | #2,585 | 66 |
| 2010 | #6,055 | 22 |
| 2000 | #12,429 | 7 |
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How popular is Kaleia, counting every spelling?
Kaleia is a spelling of Kalayah, a name family that ranked #657 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,010 for Kaleia 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 Kaleia?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaleia (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaleia 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 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaleia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaleia?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Kaleia are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Kaleia 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.
Kaleia by state
How common Kaleia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.6×). In 43 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 Kaleia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaleia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaleia
How popular is the name Kaleia?
Kaleia was the 2010th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1973rd with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,621 places. More babies were named Kaleia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kaleia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaleia in the US.
Where is Kaleia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaleia was most common in California (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Nevada.