US rank #14312 Girls' name Peak 2010 165 births

Carliyah — #14312 US girls' name

165 babies named Carliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s652020s25
#14312
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 19% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Carliyah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

14 babies were named Carliyah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Carliyah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carliyah currently holds the #14312 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carliyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carliyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carliyah 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 165 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.

Carliyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

165

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2010

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,312

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Carliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 20242020201620122009200620032002 10

Carliyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
75 births that decade — 45% of Carliyah's all-time total
2000s752010s652020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carliyah?
165 babies have been named Carliyah since 2002. It currently ranks #14312 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 14 births.
When was Carliyah most popular?
Carliyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Carliyah been used?
Carliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Carliyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.