Total births
132
Girls' name · since 2001
Kahliya
132 babies named Kahliya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12800
- among girls today
- 132
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Kahliya currently ranks #12800 among girls' names in America, with 132 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahliya has been recorded 132 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #12800 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #12800 among girls today
- 132 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kahliya is currently the #12800 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 132 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12800
- among girls today
- 132
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Kahliya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12800
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Kahliya was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
14 babies were named Kahliya in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
How Kahliya compares
132 29th percentile among 17,726 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
Kahliya's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahliya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 132 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kahliya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kahliya's full recorded timeline at 2015, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kahliya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#12,800
Active since
2001
Kahliya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kahliya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kahliya's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kahliya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kahliya? ▼
132 babies have been named Kahliya since 2001. It currently ranks #12800 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Kahliya most popular? ▼
Kahliya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kahliya been used? ▼
Kahliya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kahliya? ▼
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.
What to do with Kahliya's data
- Kahliya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kahliya
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kahliya
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Kahla Girl
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Kahealani Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kahliya: #12800 Girls' Name - 132 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kahliya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kahliya 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 June 2026.