How Many People Are Named Kalayah?
An estimated 1,303 people in the United States have the first name Kalayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Kalayah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 140 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalayah 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 Kalayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kalayah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,303
About 1 in 263,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
140 births
Total Registered
1,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalayah
Kalayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,313 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalayah as a female name
Ranked #1,527 in 2024
140 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (140 births)
Kalayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 595 babies were registered. Kalayah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kalayah by Decade
How has Kalayah 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.
Kalayah by State
Birth registrations for Kalayah span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Missouri, Minnesota, Louisiana. On average, about 29 Kalayahs were registered per state.
Kalayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalayah?
We estimate approximately 1,303 people named Kalayah 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 263,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalayah a common name?
Kalayah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalayah most popular?
Kalayah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 140 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalayah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalayah a female name?
Kalayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalayah Smith, Kalayah Johnson, Kalayah 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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