Girls' name · since 2012
Cahlia
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Cahlia, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Cahlia since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cahlia recorded 17 times among girls since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2023.
- #47,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cahlia ranks #47,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #47,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cahlia's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cahlia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cahlia's full recorded timeline at 2014, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cahlia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Cahlia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Cahlia's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Cahlia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Cahlia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cahlia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cahlia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.