Girls' name · since 1996
Kaleya
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 428 babies named Kaleya, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,310 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleya currently ranks #7310 among girls' names in America, with 428 babies recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleya has been recorded 428 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #7310 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,310 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 428 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleya ranks #12,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,310 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 428 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,310 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaleya's 428 recorded births place it above 82.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaleya compares
428 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Kaleya's all-time total is 14% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 428 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaleya splits its recorded history at 2012: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kaleya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kaleya's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kaleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (41% of all-time use).
Kaleya by state
Where Kaleya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 428 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaleya's data
- Kaleya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaleyas (5 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 Kaleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kaleya 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.