How Many People Are Named Caliyah?
An estimated 1,923 people in the United States have the first name Caliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Caliyah peaked in popularity in 2017 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caliyah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caliyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Caliyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,923
About 1 in 178,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
106 births
Total Registered
1,941
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caliyah
Caliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,941 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caliyah as a female name
Ranked #2,303 in 2024
80 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (106 births)
Caliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caliyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 960 babies were registered. While Caliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Caliyah by Decade
How has Caliyah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caliyah by State
Birth registrations for Caliyah span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland. On average, about 49 Caliyahs were registered per state.
Caliyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caliyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Caliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caliyah?
We estimate approximately 1,923 people named Caliyah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 178,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Caliyah a common name?
Caliyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,941 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caliyah most popular?
Caliyah reached peak popularity in 2017, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caliyah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caliyah a female name?
Caliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caliyah Smith, Caliyah Johnson, Caliyah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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