Khaliyah
Khaliyah was the 3227th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2342nd; the most babies were born in 2009 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 594 places. More babies were named Khaliyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,227 girls, down 796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200978 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,602babies recorded
Khaliyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,227 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,431 | 72 |
| 2010 | #3,143 | 53 |
| 2000 | #4,240 | 29 |
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How popular is Khaliyah, counting every spelling?
Khaliyah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 57 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khaliyah | 49 | #3,227 | 236 |
| Khaliya | 8 | #11,439 | 72 |
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 Khaliyah?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Khaliyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Khaliyah 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Khaliyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Khaliyah?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Khaliyah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Khaliyah 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.
Khaliyah by state
How common Khaliyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Khaliyah
How popular is the name Khaliyah?
Khaliyah was the 3227th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2342nd; the most babies were born in 2009 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 594 places. More babies were named Khaliyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Khaliyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Khaliyah in the US.
Where is Khaliyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Khaliyah was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Florida.