How Many People Are Named Kaleah?
An estimated 4,238 people in the United States have the first name Kaleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kaleah peaked in popularity in 2013 with 239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaleah 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 Kaleah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaleah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,238
About 1 in 80,876 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2013
239 births
Total Registered
4,285
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaleah
Kaleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,285 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaleah as a female name
Ranked #1,428 in 2024
155 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (239 births)
Kaleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaleah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,019 babies were registered. While Kaleah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaleah by Decade
How has Kaleah 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.
Kaleah by State
Birth registrations for Kaleah span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Arkansas, Minnesota. On average, about 98 Kaleahs were registered per state.
Kaleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaleah
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Kaleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaleah?
We estimate approximately 4,238 people named Kaleah 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 80,876 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaleah a common name?
Kaleah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,285 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaleah most popular?
Kaleah reached peak popularity in 2013, when 239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaleah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaleah a female name?
Kaleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaleah Smith, Kaleah Johnson, Kaleah 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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