US rank #12729 Girls' name Peak 2022 175 births

Kahleah — #12729 US girls' name

175 babies named Kahleah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s542010s762020s45
#12729
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kahleah was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kahleah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Kahleah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahleah currently holds the #12729 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kahleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahleah 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 175 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.

Kahleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

175

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2022

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,729

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kahleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20242021201720142011200720032000 7

Kahleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
76 births that decade — 43% of Kahleah's all-time total
2000s542010s762020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahleah?
175 babies have been named Kahleah since 2000. It currently ranks #12729 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Kahleah most popular?
Kahleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kahleah been used?
Kahleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kahleah?
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.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.