Recorded 2000–2013 Boys' name Peak 2001 41 births

Calijah — boys' name

41 babies named Calijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s362010s5
2000s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Calijah was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Calijah in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Calijah between 2000 and 2013, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Calijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calijah 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 41 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.

Calijah at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

41

Since 2000

14 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2000

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2013

Calijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2000

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Calijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 88% of Calijah's all-time total
2000s362010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calijah?
41 babies have been named Calijah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Calijah most popular?
Calijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Calijah been used?
Calijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 14 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Calijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2013 (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.