Girls' name · since 1976
Kalilah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 884 babies named Kalilah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 884
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalilah is the #1681 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 884 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalilah has been recorded 884 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #1681 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,681 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 884 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalilah ranks #8,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,681 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 884 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,681 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 884
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kalilah's 884 recorded births place it above 88.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kalilah compares
884 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Kalilah's all-time total is 135% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 884 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalilah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kalilah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (408 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Kalilah's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kalilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
408 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 408 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kalilah 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 Kalilah's total volume
Kalilah by state
Where Kalilah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.8% |
47 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Kalilah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kalilahs (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kalilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kalilah 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.