Girls' name · since 2004
Kaleiah
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Kaleiah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
277 babies have been named Kaleiah since 2004, making it today's #7375 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleiah has been recorded 277 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #7375 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #16,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,375 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 277 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleiah ranks #16,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,375 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 277 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaleiah's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaleiah compares
277 44th percentile among 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
Kaleiah's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 277 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaleiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaleiah splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaleiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kaleiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (122 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kaleiah's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kaleiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 122 births (44% of all-time use).
Kaleiah by state
Where Kaleiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.6% |
10 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaleiah's data
- Kaleiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaleiahs (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaleiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kaleiah 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.