US rank #11382 Girls' name Peak 1989 265 births

Kalya — #11382 US girls' name

265 babies named Kalya in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s962000s952010s272020s8
#11382
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kalya was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kalya in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalya

The Social Security Administration has registered 265 babies named Kalya between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalya currently holds the #11382 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kalya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalya 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 265 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.

Kalya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

265

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

1989

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,382

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
17
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20242011200720031999199519911987 12

Kalya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 36% of Kalya's all-time total
1980s391990s962000s952010s272020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalya?
265 babies have been named Kalya since 1987. It currently ranks #11382 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 17 births.
When was Kalya most popular?
Kalya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kalya been used?
Kalya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalya?
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, 1987–2024 (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.