Girls' name · since 2005
Calayah
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 271 babies named Calayah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Calayah is the #4045 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 271 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calayah has been recorded 271 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #4045 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,045 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calayah ranks #16,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,045 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 271 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Calayah's 271 recorded births place it above 76.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Calayah compares
271 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calayah's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calayah's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Calayah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (174 births, 64% of the file).
2020s was Calayah's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Calayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 174 births (64% of all-time use).
Calayah by state
Where Calayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
12 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Calayahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Calayah 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.