Total births
121
Girls' name · since 2008
Kalaiyah
121 babies named Kalaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7886
- among girls today
- 121
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
121 babies have been named Kalaiyah since 2008, making it today's #7886 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalaiyah has been recorded 121 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #7886 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #7886 among girls today
- 121 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 56% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kalaiyah is currently the #7886 girls' name in America, more common than 56% of girls - 121 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7886
- among girls today
- 121
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
Kalaiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7886
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 56% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Kalaiyah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
15 babies were named Kalaiyah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Kalaiyah compares
121 28th 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
Kalaiyah's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalaiyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kalaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalaiyah's full recorded timeline at 2019, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalaiyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#7,886
Active since
2008
Kalaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kalaiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kalaiyah's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kalaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kalaiyah? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 121 babies named Kalaiyah. Today it holds rank #7886 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 15 births.
When was Kalaiyah most popular? ▼
Kalaiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kalaiyah been used? ▼
Records for Kalaiyah go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kalaiyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kalaiyah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kalaiyah
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Kaley Girl
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Kaliyah Girl
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Kallie 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, 2008–2025 (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. "Kalaiyah: #7886 Girls' Name - 121 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kalaiyah. 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 Kalaiyah 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.