US rank #2029 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,034 births

Kaleia — #2029 US girls' name

1,034 babies named Kaleia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s462000s2042010s3782020s398
#2029
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kaleia was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

99 babies were named Kaleia in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,034 babies named Kaleia between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaleia currently holds the #2029 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 398 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaleia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 243 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaleia in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleia 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 1,034 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.

Kaleia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,034

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2023

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,029

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
99
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
050100150 202420202016201220082004200019961983 8

Kaleia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
398 births that decade — 38% of Kaleia's all-time total
1980s81990s462000s2042010s3782020s398

Kaleia by state

Where Kaleia concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kaleia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
243 23.5%
#2 Texas
39 3.8%
#3 Florida
22 2.1%
#4 Washington
10 1.0%
#5 North Carolina
6 0.6%
#6 Nevada
5 0.5%
California share of Kaleia's total US births 23.5%
Even split

243 of 1,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleia?
1,034 babies have been named Kaleia since 1983. It currently ranks #2029 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 99 births.
When was Kaleia most popular?
Kaleia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 398 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kaleia most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleia are California (243 births), Texas (39 births), Florida (22 births).
How long has the name Kaleia been used?
Kaleia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleia?
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, 1983–2024 (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.