Girls' name · since 2000
Caliah
Caliah has 415 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caliah currently ranks #6049 among girls' names in America, with 415 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caliah has been recorded 415 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #6049 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #13,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,049 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 415 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caliah ranks #13,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 415 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caliah's 415 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Caliah compares
415 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Caliah's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 415 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caliah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Caliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (222 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Caliah's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Caliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 222 births (53% of all-time use).
Caliah by state
Where Caliah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
16 of 415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Caliah's data
- Caliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (222 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Caliahs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Caliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2000–2025 (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 Caliah 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.