How Many People Are Named Kahlilah?
An estimated 51 people in the United States have the first name Kahlilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Kahlilah peaked in popularity in 1976 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kahlilah 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 Kahlilah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kahlilah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
51
About 1 in 6,720,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1976
9 births
Total Registered
55
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kahlilah
Kahlilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 55 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kahlilah as a female name
Ranked #16,335 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (9 births)
Kahlilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kahlilah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 29 babies were registered. Kahlilah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kahlilah by Decade
How has Kahlilah 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.
Kahlilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kahlilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kahlilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kahlilah?
We estimate approximately 51 people named Kahlilah 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 6,720,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Kahlilah a common name?
Kahlilah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 55 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kahlilah most popular?
Kahlilah reached peak popularity in 1976, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kahlilah is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kahlilah a female name?
Kahlilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kahlilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kahlilah Smith, Kahlilah Johnson, Kahlilah 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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