Girls' name · since 1987
Kalaya
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,559 babies named Kalaya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,839 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,559
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalaya is the #1839 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,559 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kalaya recorded 1,559 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #1839 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #5,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,839 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,559 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalaya ranks #5,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,839 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,559 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,839 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,559
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalaya's 1,559 recorded births place it above 92.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalaya compares
1,559 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Kalaya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,559 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalaya's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 109, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kalaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (571 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Kalaya's strongest decade.
571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
391 births
- 2010s
2010s
571 births
- 2020s
2020s
498 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 571 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kalaya 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 Kalaya's total volume
Kalaya by state
Where Kalaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 172 | 11.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 56 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 53 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 46 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.6% |
172 of 1,559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kalaya appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalaya's data
- Kalaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (571 total births) through the 2020s (498) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalayas (172 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kalaya 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.