Recorded 2020–2022 Girls' name Peak 2020 10 births

Kahlayah — girls' name

10 babies named Kahlayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s10
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kahlayah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kahlayah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahlayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Kahlayah between 2020 and 2022, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahlayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahlayah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahlayah 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 10 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.

Kahlayah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

10

Since 2020

3 years of records

Peak year

2020

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2020

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kahlayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2020

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2020)
5
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5 20222020 5

Kahlayah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10 births that decade — 100% of Kahlayah's all-time total
2020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahlayah?
10 babies have been named Kahlayah since 2020. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2020 with 5 births.
When was Kahlayah most popular?
Kahlayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kahlayah been used?
Kahlayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 3 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kahlayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlani, Kahlan, Kahlia, Kahla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2020–2022 (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.