Girls' name · since 1997
Kaleyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 579 babies named Kaleyah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaleyah is the #6450 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleyah has been recorded 579 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #6450 nationally and more common than 63% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #10,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,450 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaleyah ranks #10,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,450 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 579 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaleyah's 579 recorded births place it above 85.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kaleyah compares
579 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kaleyah's all-time total is 54% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaleyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaleyah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kaleyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kaleyah's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kaleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kaleyah 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 Kaleyah's total volume
Kaleyah by state
Where Kaleyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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What to do with Kaleyah's data
- Kaleyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kaleyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kaleyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kaleyah 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.