How Many People Are Named Kalah?
An estimated 750 people in the United States have the first name Kalah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Kalah peaked in popularity in 1991 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalah 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 Kalah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
750
About 1 in 457,006 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1991
54 births
Total Registered
778
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalah
Kalah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 778 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalah as a female name
Ranked #17,806 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1991 (54 births)
Kalah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalah span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 389 babies were registered. Kalah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalah by Decade
How has Kalah 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.
Kalah by State
Birth registrations for Kalah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in New York, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 11 Kalahs were registered per state.
Kalah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalah?
We estimate approximately 750 people named Kalah 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 457,006 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalah a common name?
Kalah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 778 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalah most popular?
Kalah reached peak popularity in 1991, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalah is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalah a female name?
Kalah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalah Smith, Kalah Johnson, Kalah 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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