US rank #1254 Girls' name Peak 2008 5,640 births

Kalia — #1254 US girls' name

5,640 babies named Kalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s661980s2891990s7232000s17012010s18732020s983
#1254
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kalia was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

229 babies were named Kalia in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,640 babies named Kalia between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalia currently holds the #1254 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 229 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,873 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kalia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,041 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalia in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalia 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 5,640 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.

Kalia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,640

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2008

229 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,254

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
229
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Kalia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,873 births that decade — 33% of Kalia's all-time total
1960s51970s661980s2891990s7232000s17012010s18732020s983

Kalia by state

Where Kalia concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,041 18.5%
#2 Florida
329 5.8%
#3 Texas
247 4.4%
#4 New York
174 3.1%
#5 Hawaii
171 3.0%
#6 Georgia
167 3.0%
#7 Illinois
141 2.5%
#8 Washington
127 2.3%
California share of Kalia's total US births 18.5%
Even split

1,041 of 5,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Kalia appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalia?
5,640 babies have been named Kalia since 1963. It currently ranks #1254 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 229 births.
When was Kalia most popular?
Kalia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,873 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kalia most popular?
The top states for the name Kalia are California (1,041 births), Florida (329 births), Texas (247 births).
How long has the name Kalia been used?
Kalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalia?
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, 1963–2024 (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.