Total births
34
Girls' name · since 2007
Kalayia
34 babies named Kalayia in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14552
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kalayia is the #14552 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Kalayia recorded 34 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #14552 nationally today, ahead of 18% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2024.
- #14552 among girls today
- 34 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
- 18% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kalayia is currently the #14552 girls' name in America, more common than 18% of girls - 34 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14552
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 18%
- more common than other girls
Kalayia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14552
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 18% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Kalayia was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kalayia in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Kalayia compares
34 11th 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
Kalayia's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalayia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kalayia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalayia's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalayia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#14,552
Active since
2007
Kalayia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kalayia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kalayia's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kalayia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kalayia? ▼
Kalayia has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14552 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Kalayia most popular? ▼
Kalayia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kalayia been used? ▼
Kalayia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalayia? ▼
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 Kalayia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kalayia
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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, 2007–2024 (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. "Kalayia: #14552 Girls' Name - 34 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kalayia. 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 Kalayia 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.