Total births
239
Girls' name · since 1998
Kahliyah
239 babies named Kahliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7815
- among girls today
- 239
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kahliyah is the #7815 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 239 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahliyah has been recorded 239 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #7815 nationally and more common than 56% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #7815 among girls today
- 239 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kahliyah is currently the #7815 girls' name in America, more common than 56% of girls - 239 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7815
- among girls today
- 239
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
Kahliyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7815
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 56% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Kahliyah was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
14 babies were named Kahliyah in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Kahliyah compares
239 40th 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
Kahliyah's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahliyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 239 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kahliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahliyah splits its recorded history at 2013: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahliyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#7,815
Active since
1998
Kahliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kahliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kahliyah's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kahliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kahliyah? ▼
Kahliyah has been given to 239 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7815 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Kahliyah most popular? ▼
Kahliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Kahliyah been used? ▼
Records for Kahliyah go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kahliyah? ▼
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 Kahliyah's data
- Kahliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- 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 Kahliyah
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Kahla 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, 1998–2025 (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. "Kahliyah: #7815 Girls' Name - 239 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kahliyah. 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 Kahliyah 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.