US rank #1431 Girls' name Peak 2013 4,285 births

Kaleah — #1431 US girls' name

4,285 babies named Kaleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s611990s2472000s10752010s20192020s871
#1431
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kaleah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

239 babies were named Kaleah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,285 babies named Kaleah between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaleah currently holds the #1431 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 239 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,019 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 442 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaleah in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,285 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,285

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2013

239 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,431

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
239
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Kaleah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,019 births that decade — 47% of Kaleah's all-time total
1970s121980s611990s2472000s10752010s20192020s871

Kaleah by state

Where Kaleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
442 10.3%
#2 Florida
343 8.0%
#3 Texas
285 6.7%
#4 Georgia
179 4.2%
#5 North Carolina
142 3.3%
#6 Ohio
134 3.1%
#7 New York
107 2.5%
#8 Virginia
107 2.5%
California share of Kaleah's total US births 10.3%
Even split

442 of 4,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Kaleah appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleah?
4,285 babies have been named Kaleah since 1978. It currently ranks #1431 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 239 births.
When was Kaleah most popular?
Kaleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,019 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Kaleah most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleah are California (442 births), Florida (343 births), Texas (285 births).
How long has the name Kaleah been used?
Kaleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.