Caliyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,992

among girls · ↑320 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Caliyah · +20% vs 2024

How common

1 in 16,742

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

106 babies

All-time total

2,037

#4,657 all-time among girls

First recorded

1994

in Social Security records

Caliyah popularity over time

2,037 babies have been named Caliyah since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
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1900s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	59	6	–	#6,546
2000s	482	48	+717%	#2,652
2010s	960	96	+99%	#1,906
2020s (to 2025)	536	89	-7%	#1,992

Where Caliyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	95	0.06	outside top 500
2027	94	0.06	outside top 500
2028	93	0.06	outside top 500
2029	92	0.06	outside top 500
2030	92	0.06	outside top 500

Where Caliyah is most popular

Girls named Caliyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.054 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Caliyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Mississippi	11	0.235	+332%
Georgia	41	0.180	+231%
Tennessee	17	0.107	+97%
Florida	41	0.096	+76%
Ohio	19	0.080	+47%
Michigan	10	0.055	≈ national
Texas	44	0.055	≈ national
Alabama	5	0.053	≈ national
Wisconsin	5	0.049	-11%
Illinois	10	0.044	-20%
Indiana	5	0.036	-35%
North Carolina	8	0.035	-36%
California	21	0.025	-54%
New York	6	0.015	-72%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
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Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Caliyah

Caliyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,992 in 2025 with 96 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 2,037 American babies have been named Caliyah. Its peak came in 2017, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Caliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Caliyah?

The median living Caliyah is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 2,000 people named Caliyah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Caliyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	96	#1,992
2024	80	#2,312
2023	87	#2,179
2022	82	#2,277
2021	97	#1,995
2020	94	#1,993
2019	98	#1,975
2018	101	#1,956
2017	106	#1,906
2016	104	#1,932
2015	97	#2,028
2014	98	#2,011
2013	80	#2,311
2012	100	#1,956
2011	97	#2,021
2010	79	#2,389
2009	69	#2,652
2008	66	#2,754
2007	62	#2,894
2006	45	#3,515
2005	61	#2,736
2004	45	#3,345
2003	44	#3,301
2002	41	#3,345
2001	30	#4,119
2000	19	#5,744
1995	5	#13,752
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Caliyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Caliyah?

The median living Caliyah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Caliyahs are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Caliyah are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Caliyah are alive in the United States, based on 2,037 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Caliyah in 2025?

Caliyah ranked #1,992 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 96 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Caliyah?

2,037 babies have been named Caliyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Caliyah most popular?

Caliyah peaked in 2017, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Caliyah a boy or girl name?

Caliyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Caliyah rising or falling?

Caliyah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Caliyah become more popular?

Caliyah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 92 girls named Caliyah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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