Recorded 2012–2023 Girls' name Peak 2014 17 births

Cahlia — girls' name

17 babies named Cahlia in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s6
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Cahlia was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cahlia in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cahlia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Cahlia between 2012 and 2023, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cahlia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cahlia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cahlia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cahlia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cahlia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

17

Since 2012

12 years of records

Peak year

2014

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2012

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2023

Cahlia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2012

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 202320142012 5

Cahlia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 65% of Cahlia's all-time total
2010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cahlia?
17 babies have been named Cahlia since 2012. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
When was Cahlia most popular?
Cahlia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Cahlia been used?
Cahlia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 12 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Cahlia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cahterine, Cahlani, Cahira, Cahya, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.