Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Kaliyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #392 Trend ↑ Rising 30%
Rank 2025
#392
among girls · ↑50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
791
named Kaliyah · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,032
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
791 babies
All-time total
12,951
#1,425 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Kaliyah popularity over time

12,951 babies have been named Kaliyah 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 391 – 391 39 – #1,508
2000s 3,420 5 3,425 343 +776% #600
2010s 5,473 – 5,473 547 +60% #516
2020s (to 2025) 3,662 – 3,662 610 +12% #392

Where Kaliyah 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 825 0.51 #372
2027 856 0.53 #355
2028 883 0.55 #347
2029 906 0.56 #338
2030 927 0.58 #332

Where Kaliyah is most popular

Girls named Kaliyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.387 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Alabama.

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 Kaliyah 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 85 1.82 +369%
South Carolina 85 0.946 +144%
Alabama 87 0.927 +139%
New Mexico 21 0.863 +123%
Louisiana 73 0.834 +115%
Florida 319 0.746 +93%
Tennessee 111 0.701 +81%
Alaska 6 0.697 +80%
North Carolina 149 0.654 +69%
Georgia 147 0.647 +67%
Indiana 90 0.641 +66%
Arkansas 33 0.624 +61%
Maryland 63 0.595 +54%
Virginia 89 0.522 +35%
Oklahoma 38 0.516 +33%
Ohio 120 0.506 +31%
Connecticut 28 0.481 +24%
Nevada 22 0.474 +22%
Missouri 57 0.473 +22%
Texas 379 0.471 +22%
Michigan 81 0.445 +15%
Kentucky 38 0.444 +15%
Arizona 61 0.435 +12%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +9%
Illinois 94 0.411 +6%
Massachusetts 47 0.389 ≈ national
Wisconsin 40 0.388 ≈ national
West Virginia 10 0.382 ≈ national
New York 149 0.376 ≈ national
Washington 41 0.284 -27%
Pennsylvania 66 0.279 -28%
Oregon 18 0.276 -29%
California 225 0.268 -31%
Kansas 11 0.191 -51%
New Jersey 32 0.177 -54%
Colorado 18 0.161 -58%
Minnesota 17 0.158 -59%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -64%
Utah 11 0.132 -66%
Iowa 5 0.086 -78%
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Kaliyah

Kaliyah is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #392 in 2025 with 791 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 12,951 American babies have been named Kaliyah. Its peak came in 2025, when 791 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 Kaliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaliyah?

The median living Kaliyah is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 13 thousand people named Kaliyah are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Kaliyah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 791 #392 – –
2024 705 #442 – –
2023 596 #508 – –
2022 498 #602 – –
2021 550 #558 – –
2020 522 #564 – –
2019 548 #555 – –
2018 589 #534 – –
2017 506 #592 – –
2016 501 #601 – –
2015 576 #543 – –
2014 565 #548 – –
2013 577 #516 – –
2012 562 #537 – –
2011 538 #542 – –
2010 511 #572 – –
2009 503 #600 – –
2008 491 #628 – –
2007 421 #691 – –
2006 365 #754 – –
2005 303 #837 – –
2004 361 #732 5 #12,291
2003 321 #773 – –
2002 301 #781 – –
2001 244 #922 – –
2000 110 #1,609 – –
1995 59 #2,263 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kaliyah?

The median living Kaliyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Kaliyahs are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Kaliyah are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Kaliyah are alive in the United States, based on 12,951 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kaliyah in 2025?

Kaliyah ranked #392 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 791 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaliyah?

12,951 babies have been named Kaliyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaliyah most popular?

Kaliyah peaked in 2025, when 791 newborns received the name.

Is Kaliyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kaliyah rising or falling?

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

Will Kaliyah become more popular?

Kaliyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 927 girls named Kaliyah in 2030, which would rank around #332. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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