Girls' name · since 1976
Kahlia
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,334 babies named Kahlia, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,334
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kahlia is the #3316 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,334 recorded since 1976.
Kahlia has 1,334 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3316 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,316 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,334 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlia ranks #6,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,316 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,334 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,334
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kahlia's 1,334 recorded births place it above 91.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kahlia compares
1,334 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Kahlia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahlia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,334 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kahlia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahlia splits its recorded history at 2002: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahlia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kahlia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (447 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kahlia's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kahlia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 159
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s
2010s
447 births
- 2020s
2020s
324 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 447 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kahlia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kahlia's total volume
Kahlia by state
Where Kahlia concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 48 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
111 of 1,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kahlia's data
- Kahlia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (447 total births) through the 2020s (324) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kahlias (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kahlia 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.