Kalilah
Kalilah was the 1678th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,901 places. More babies were named Kalilah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,678 girls, up 2,284 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025123 babies
- Total since 1880
- 884babies recorded
Kalilah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,678 | 123 |
| 2020 | #3,962 | 36 |
| 2010 | #9,500 | 12 |
| 2000 | #9,505 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #5,683 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kalilah, counting every spelling?
Kalilah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,115 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,678 for Kalilah on its own. Together these spellings went to 201 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalilah | 123 | #1,678 | 372 |
| Kalila | 52 | #3,120 | 239 |
| Kalylah | 6 | #14,020 | 33 |
| Kalyla | 14 | #7,668 | 29 |
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 Kalilah?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalilah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalilah 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 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalilah?
About 900 people born in the US named Kalilah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 2 and 17. That makes Kalilah 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.
Kalilah by state
How common Kalilah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Kalilah
How popular is the name Kalilah?
Kalilah was the 1678th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,901 places. More babies were named Kalilah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kalilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kalilah in the US.
Where is Kalilah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalilah was most common in Mississippi (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Oklahoma.