Girls' name · since 2008
Karliyah
45 babies named Karliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
45 girls have been named Karliyah since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Karliyah recorded 45 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2021.
- #36,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karliyah ranks #36,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #36,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karliyah's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karliyah's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Karliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 76% of the file).
2010s was Karliyah's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Karliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Karliyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2008–2021 (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 Karliyah 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.