Girls' name · since 1993
Kaliya
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,100 babies named Kaliya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,809 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,100
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,100 babies have been named Kaliya since 1993, making it today's #2809 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaliya recorded 1,100 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #2809 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,809 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,100 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaliya ranks #7,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,809 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,100 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,809 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,100
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaliya's 1,100 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaliya compares
1,100 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kaliya's all-time total is 193% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaliya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,100 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaliya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaliya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaliya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Currently ranks #2809 among girls.
1,100 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 61 births in a single year.
Kaliya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (403 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kaliya's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kaliya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 403 births (37% of all-time use).
Kaliya decade highlights
- Peak decade 403 births
- Runner-up 370 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kaliya 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 Kaliya's total volume
Kaliya by state
Where Kaliya concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
67 of 1,100 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.1% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.5% of nationwide
- Texas 2.5% of nationwide
- Florida 1.8% of nationwide
- New York 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Kaliya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (403 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaliyas (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaliya: 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 (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Kaliya 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.
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