Girls' name · since 2012
Kahlaya
71 babies named Kahlaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
71 babies have been named Kahlaya since 2012, making it today's #14422 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kahlaya recorded 71 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #14422 nationally today, ahead of 17% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #30,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,422 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 71 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlaya ranks #30,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,422 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 71 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kahlaya's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kahlaya compares
71 20th percentile among 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
Kahlaya's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahlaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kahlaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kahlaya's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kahlaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kahlaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (36 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Kahlaya's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kahlaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kahlaya? ▼
Where does Kahlaya sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Kahlaya most popular? ▼
How long has the name Kahlaya been used? ▼
What names are similar to Kahlaya? ▼
What to do with Kahlaya's data
- Kahlaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kahlaya
Nearby Names Like Kahlaya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kahlaya
Compare Kahlaya side by side: Kahlaya vs Kahlani Kahlaya vs Kahlan Kahlaya vs Kahlia
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kahlaya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
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, 2012–2025 (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 Kahlaya 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.