How Many People Are Named Carliyah?
An estimated 163 people in the United States have the first name Carliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Carliyah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carliyah 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 Carliyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
163
About 1 in 2,102,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2010
14 births
Total Registered
165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carliyah
Carliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 165 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carliyah as a female name
Ranked #13,763 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (14 births)
Carliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carliyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 75 babies were registered. While Carliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carliyah by Decade
How has Carliyah 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.
Carliyah + Last Name Combinations
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Carliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carliyah?
We estimate approximately 163 people named Carliyah 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 2,102,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Carliyah a common name?
Carliyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carliyah most popular?
Carliyah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carliyah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carliyah a female name?
Carliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carliyah Smith, Carliyah Johnson, Carliyah 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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