US rank #11637 Girls' name Peak 2011 261 births

Keliyah — #11637 US girls' name

261 babies named Keliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s932010s1222020s46
#11637
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Keliyah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

17 babies were named Keliyah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Keliyah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keliyah currently holds the #11637 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keliyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keliyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keliyah 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 261 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.

Keliyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

261

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,637

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620032001 5

Keliyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
122 births that decade — 47% of Keliyah's all-time total
2000s932010s1222020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keliyah?
261 babies have been named Keliyah since 2001. It currently ranks #11637 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 17 births.
When was Keliyah most popular?
Keliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Keliyah been used?
Keliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keliyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelsey, Kelli, Kellie, 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, 2001–2024 (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.