How Many People Are Named Kaaliyah?
An estimated 408 people in the United States have the first name Kaaliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kaaliyah peaked in popularity in 2002 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaaliyah 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 Kaaliyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
408
About 1 in 840,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2002
27 births
Total Registered
413
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaaliyah
Kaaliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 413 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaaliyah as a female name
Ranked #7,743 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (27 births)
Kaaliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaaliyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 188 babies were registered. While Kaaliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaaliyah by Decade
How has Kaaliyah 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.
Kaaliyah by State
Kaaliyah + Last Name Combinations
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Kaaliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaaliyah?
We estimate approximately 408 people named Kaaliyah 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 840,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaaliyah a common name?
Kaaliyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 413 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaaliyah most popular?
Kaaliyah reached peak popularity in 2002, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaaliyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaaliyah a female name?
Kaaliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaaliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaaliyah Smith, Kaaliyah Johnson, Kaaliyah 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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