US rank #7771 Girls' name Peak 2005 413 births

Kaleya — #7771 US girls' name

413 babies named Kaleya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s1742010s1622020s66
#7771
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kaleya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kaleya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaleya

The Social Security Administration has registered 413 babies named Kaleya between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaleya currently holds the #7771 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaleya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaleya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaleya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaleya 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 413 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.

Kaleya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

413

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2005

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,771

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaleya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
24
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001996 6

Kaleya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
174 births that decade — 42% of Kaleya's all-time total
1990s112000s1742010s1622020s66

Kaleya by state

Where Kaleya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaleya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Kaleya's total US births 1.2%

5 of 413 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaleya?
413 babies have been named Kaleya since 1996. It currently ranks #7771 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 24 births.
When was Kaleya most popular?
Kaleya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kaleya most popular?
The top states for the name Kaleya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kaleya been used?
Kaleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaleya?
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, 1996–2024 (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.