Recorded 2001–2022 Girls' name Peak 2009 63 births

Kalyah — girls' name

63 babies named Kalyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s452010s122020s6
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Kalyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kalyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Kalyah between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kalyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalyah 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 63 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.

Kalyah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

63

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kalyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Kalyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 71% of Kalyah's all-time total
2000s452010s122020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalyah?
63 babies have been named Kalyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Kalyah most popular?
Kalyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kalyah been used?
Kalyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kalyah?
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.

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, 2001–2022 (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.