Unisex name · since 1997
Kalijah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 298 babies named Kalijah, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,628 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalijah currently ranks #4970 among unisex names in America, with 298 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalijah has been recorded 298 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #4970 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, 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.
- #10,628 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,970 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalijah ranks #10,628 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,628 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalijah's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kalijah compares
298 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kalijah's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalijah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalijah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalijah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kalijah popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 1995 (Kalijah as girls' name)
Kalijah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kalijah's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kalijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kalijah's data
- Kalijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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 Kalijah 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.