Girls' name · since 1983
Kaleia
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 1,131 babies named Kaleia, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,012 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,131
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaleia is the #2012 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,131 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Kaleia recorded 1,131 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #2012 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #6,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,012 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,131 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleia ranks #6,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,012 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,131 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,012 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,131
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaleia's 1,131 recorded births place it above 90.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaleia compares
1,131 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Kaleia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,131 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaleia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaleia splits its recorded history at 2009: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaleia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kaleia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (495 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Kaleia's strongest decade.
495 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kaleia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s
2020s
495 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 495 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kaleia 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 Kaleia's total volume
Kaleia by state
Where Kaleia concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 265 | 23.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
265 of 1,131 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- California records the most Kaleias (265 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 Kaleia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Kaleia 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.