US rank #3149 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,039 births

Kaliya — #3149 US girls' name

1,039 babies named Kaliya in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s722000s4032010s3702020s194
#3149
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kaliya was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

57 babies were named Kaliya in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaliya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,039 babies named Kaliya between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaliya currently holds the #3149 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaliya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 403 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaliya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaliya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaliya 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 1,039 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.

Kaliya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,039

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2009

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,149

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaliya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
57
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Kaliya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
403 births that decade — 39% of Kaliya's all-time total
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Kaliya by state

Where Kaliya concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaliya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
67 6.4%
#2 Georgia
28 2.7%
#3 Texas
21 2.0%
#4 Florida
20 1.9%
#5 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Kaliya's total US births 6.4%
Even split

67 of 1,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaliya?
1,039 babies have been named Kaliya since 1993. It currently ranks #3149 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 57 births.
When was Kaliya most popular?
Kaliya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kaliya most popular?
The top states for the name Kaliya are California (67 births), Georgia (28 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Kaliya been used?
Kaliya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaliya?
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, 1993–2024 (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.