US rank #3653 Girls' name Peak 2019 1,116 births

Kalila — #3653 US girls' name

1,116 babies named Kalila in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s851990s1512000s2102010s4202020s228
#3653
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kalila was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

67 babies were named Kalila in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalila

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,116 babies named Kalila between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalila currently holds the #3653 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 420 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalila in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalila 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 1,116 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.

Kalila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,116

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2019

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,653

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
67
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Kalila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
420 births that decade — 38% of Kalila's all-time total
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Kalila by state

Where Kalila concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kalila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
91 8.2%
#2 Texas
62 5.6%
#3 Florida
29 2.6%
#4 New York
11 1.0%
#5 Georgia
5 0.4%
California share of Kalila's total US births 8.2%
Even split

91 of 1,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalila?
1,116 babies have been named Kalila since 1977. It currently ranks #3653 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 67 births.
When was Kalila most popular?
Kalila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 420 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kalila most popular?
The top states for the name Kalila are California (91 births), Texas (62 births), Florida (29 births).
How long has the name Kalila been used?
Kalila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalila?
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, 1977–2024 (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.