Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Kalilah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,678 Trend ↑ Rising 138%
Rank 2025
#1,678
among girls · ↑224 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Kalilah · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,067
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
123 babies
All-time total
884
#8,175 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Kalilah popularity over time

884 babies have been named Kalilah since 1976, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 39 4 – #4,311
1980s 42 4 +8% #5,683
1990s 43 4 +2% #8,665
2000s 106 11 +147% #8,229
2010s 246 25 +132% #2,907
2020s (to 2025) 408 68 +176% #1,678

Where Kalilah 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 143 0.09 outside top 500
2027 162 0.10 outside top 500
2028 180 0.11 outside top 500
2029 197 0.12 outside top 500
2030 212 0.13 outside top 500

Where Kalilah is most popular

Girls named Kalilah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Indiana, and Oklahoma.

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 Kalilah 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 7 0.150 +226%
Indiana 13 0.093 +102%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 +48%
Texas 47 0.058 +27%
Ohio 12 0.051 +10%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 +6%
Georgia 10 0.044 ≈ national
Michigan 7 0.038 -16%
Washington 5 0.035 -25%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -31%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -33%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -35%
Virginia 5 0.029 -36%
New York 10 0.025 -45%
Florida 7 0.016 -64%
California 5 0.006 -87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Kalilah

Kalilah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,678 in 2025 with 123 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 884 American babies have been named Kalilah. Its peak came in 2025, when 123 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Kalilah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kalilah?

The median living Kalilah is about 6 years old; half are between 1 and 16. An estimated 900 people named Kalilah are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Kalilah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 123 #1,678
2024 105 #1,902
2023 54 #3,060
2022 46 #3,441
2021 44 #3,518
2020 36 #3,962
2019 57 #2,907
2018 31 #4,507
2017 37 #4,031
2016 14 #8,194
2015 19 #6,579
2014 22 #5,889
2013 17 #7,205
2012 18 #7,001
2011 19 #6,713
2010 12 #9,500
2009 12 #9,681
2008 13 #9,229
2007 14 #8,767
2006 10 #11,001
2005 7 #13,695
2004 9 #11,148
2003 13 #8,229
2002 8 #11,611
2001 10 #9,713
2000 10 #9,505
1995 6 #12,487
1990 – –
1985 6 #9,870
1980 12 #5,683
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kalilah?

The median living Kalilah is about 6 years old. Half of all living Kalilahs are between 1 and 16 years old.

How many people named Kalilah are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Kalilah are alive in the United States, based on 884 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kalilah in 2025?

Kalilah ranked #1,678 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 123 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kalilah?

884 babies have been named Kalilah in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kalilah most popular?

Kalilah peaked in 2025, when 123 newborns received the name.

Is Kalilah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kalilah rising or falling?

Kalilah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kalilah become more popular?

Kalilah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 212 girls named Kalilah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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