Kaliah
Kaliah was the 1723rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1623rd with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 194 places. More babies were named Kaliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,723 girls, down 14 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,676babies recorded
Kaliah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,723 | 118 |
| 2020 | #1,709 | 119 |
| 2010 | #1,889 | 107 |
| 2000 | #2,758 | 53 |
| 1990 | #7,073 | 12 |
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How popular is Kaliah, counting every spelling?
Kaliah is a spelling of Kalia, a name family that ranked #548 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,723 for Kaliah on its own. Together these spellings went to 551 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalia | 229 | #1,064 | 1,025 |
| Kaliah | 118 | #1,723 | 580 |
| Calia | 167 | #1,335 | 409 |
| Caliah | 20 | #5,956 | 84 |
| Callia | 11 | #8,972 | 63 |
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 Kaliah?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaliah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaliah 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 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaliah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaliah?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Kaliah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Kaliah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kaliah by state
How common Kaliah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 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
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Questions about the name Kaliah
How popular is the name Kaliah?
Kaliah was the 1723rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1623rd with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 194 places. More babies were named Kaliah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kaliah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaliah in the US.
Where is Kaliah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaliah was most common in Mississippi (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.