Girls' name · since 1994
Kaliyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 12,946 babies named Kaliyah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #392 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,946
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaliyah currently ranks #392 among girls' names in America, with 12,946 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaliyah has been recorded 12,946 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #392 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #1,425 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #392 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,946 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaliyah ranks #1,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #392 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,946 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #392 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,946
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaliyah's 12,946 recorded births place it above 98.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaliyah compares
12,946 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Kaliyah's all-time total is 34x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,946 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 791 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaliyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (33 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 791 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaliyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 791
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kaliyah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Kaliyah as boys' name)
Kaliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,473 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Kaliyah's strongest decade.
5,473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 391
1990s
391 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,420 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,473 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,662 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,473 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kaliyah 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 Kaliyah's total volume
Kaliyah by state
Where Kaliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,170 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,121 | 8.7% |
| #3 | California | | 1,090 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 721 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 628 | 4.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 590 | 4.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 571 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 476 | 3.7% |
1,170 of 12,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kaliyah appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaliyah's data
- Kaliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,473 total births) through the 2020s (3,662) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaliyahs (1,170 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 Kaliyah: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kaliyah 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.