Total births
12
Girls' name · since 2024
Calilah
Since 2024, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Calilah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15157
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 14%
- more common than other girls
Calilah currently ranks #15157 among girls' names in America, with 12 babies recorded since 2024.
Social Security Administration records show Calilah recorded 12 times among girls since 2024, holding rank #15157 nationally today, ahead of 14% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #15157 among girls today
- 12 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 14% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Calilah is currently the #15157 girls' name in America, more common than 14% of girls - 12 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15157
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 14%
- more common than other girls
Calilah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15157
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 14% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Calilah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Calilah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Calilah compares
12 4th percentile among 17,726 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
Calilah's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calilah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Calilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calilah's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded.
Calilah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#15,157
Active since
2024
Calilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Calilah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Calilah's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Calilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Calilah? ▼
Since 2024, Social Security records show 12 babies named Calilah. Today it holds rank #15157 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 6 births.
When was Calilah most popular? ▼
Calilah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Calilah been used? ▼
Records for Calilah go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Calilah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Calliope, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Calilah
Nearby Names Like Calilah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Calilah
Callie Girl
#176 70,190 births
Cali Girl
#493 23,342 births
Calista Girl
#1453 7,504 births
Calliope Girl
#498 6,098 births
Caleigh Girl
#2711 5,768 births
Compare Calilah side by side: Calilah vs Callie Calilah vs Cali Calilah vs Calista
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Calilah: #15157 Girls' Name - 12 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/calilah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Calilah 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 June 2026.