US rank #1912 Girls' name Peak 2024 760 births

Kalilah — #1912 US girls' name

760 babies named Kalilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s421990s432000s1062010s2462020s284
#1912
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kalilah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

104 babies were named Kalilah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 760 babies named Kalilah between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalilah currently holds the #1912 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalilah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalilah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalilah in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalilah 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 760 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.

Kalilah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

760

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2024

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,912

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
104
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199319811976 8

Kalilah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
284 births that decade — 37% of Kalilah's all-time total
1970s391980s421990s432000s1062010s2462020s284

Kalilah by state

Where Kalilah concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalilah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
34 4.5%
#2 California
11 1.4%
#3 New York
10 1.3%
#4 Indiana
7 0.9%
#5 North Carolina
7 0.9%
#6 Florida
6 0.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
6 0.8%
#8 Georgia
5 0.7%
Texas share of Kalilah's total US births 4.5%
Even split

34 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Kalilah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalilah?
760 babies have been named Kalilah since 1976. It currently ranks #1912 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 104 births.
When was Kalilah most popular?
Kalilah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kalilah most popular?
The top states for the name Kalilah are Texas (34 births), California (11 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Kalilah been used?
Kalilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalilah?
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, 1976–2024 (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.