Girls' name · since 2006
Kaliyan
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Kaliyan, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
81 girls have been named Kaliyan since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaliyan has been recorded 81 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2006 to 2024.
- #29,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 81 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaliyan ranks #29,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaliyan's 81 recorded births place it above 59.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaliyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaliyan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaliyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kaliyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Kaliyan's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kaliyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Kaliyan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaliyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2006–2024 (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 Kaliyan 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.