US rank #3474 Girls' name Peak 2020 1,286 births

Kahlia — #3474 US girls' name

1,286 babies named Kahlia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s771990s1592000s3062010s4472020s276
#3474
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kahlia was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

66 babies were named Kahlia in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahlia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,286 babies named Kahlia between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahlia currently holds the #3474 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahlia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 447 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kahlia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kahlia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahlia 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 1,286 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.

Kahlia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,286

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2020

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,474

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kahlia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
66
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819801976 5

Kahlia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
447 births that decade — 35% of Kahlia's all-time total
1970s211980s771990s1592000s3062010s4472020s276

Kahlia by state

Where Kahlia concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kahlia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
106 8.2%
#2 Florida
43 3.3%
#3 Texas
17 1.3%
#4 Georgia
10 0.8%
#5 Tennessee
6 0.5%
#6 Illinois
5 0.4%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.4%
#8 New York
5 0.4%
California share of Kahlia's total US births 8.2%
Even split

106 of 1,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahlia?
1,286 babies have been named Kahlia since 1976. It currently ranks #3474 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 66 births.
When was Kahlia most popular?
Kahlia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 447 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kahlia most popular?
The top states for the name Kahlia are California (106 births), Florida (43 births), Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Kahlia been used?
Kahlia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kahlia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlani, Kahlan, Kahla, Kahli, 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, 1976–2024 (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.