Girls' name · since 2002

Kalyiah

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Kalyiah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

122
total births
2002–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade

122 girls have been named Kalyiah since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kalyiah has 122 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • 122 total births
  • 2002–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 36% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

122 girls have been named Kalyiah since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

122
total births
2002–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2025
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kalyiah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

Kalyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kalyiah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kalyiah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

122

Since 2002

24 years of records

Peak year

2025

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2002

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kalyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2025)
12
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
468101214 2002200520092014201820222025 12

Kalyiah by decade

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

2000s was Kalyiah's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Kalyiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 44 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalyiah?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 122 babies named Kalyiah. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 12 births.
When was Kalyiah most popular?
Kalyiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Kalyiah been used?
Kalyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kalyiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kalyiah's data

  • Kalyiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kalyiah: Baby Name Since 2002 - 122 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kalyiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kalyiah 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 July 2026.