Total births
24
Girls' name · since 2004
Chaliyah
24 babies named Chaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 2004–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
24 girls have been named Chaliyah since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chaliyah has 24 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2009.
- 24 total births
- 2004–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Chaliyah since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 24
- total births
- 2004–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Chaliyah was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
7 babies were named Chaliyah in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Chaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chaliyah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chaliyah at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Chaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2009
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Chaliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Chaliyah's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Chaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chaliyah? ▼
24 babies have been named Chaliyah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2004 with 7 births.
When was Chaliyah most popular? ▼
Chaliyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Chaliyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chaliyah since 2004 -- 6 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Chaliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Chaliyah
Nearby Names Like Chaliyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chaliyah
Charlotte Girl
#4 453,433 births
Charlene Girl
#1755 133,729 births
Charlie Girl
#140 40,359 births
Charity Girl
#2041 35,518 births
Chasity Girl
#4059 24,414 births
Compare Chaliyah side by side: Chaliyah vs Charlotte Chaliyah vs Charlene Chaliyah vs Charlie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2009 (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. "Chaliyah: Baby Name Since 2004 - 24 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chaliyah. 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 Chaliyah 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 July 2026.