How Many People Are Named Kaleyah?
An estimated 556 people in the United States have the first name Kaleyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Kaleyah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaleyah 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 Kaleyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
556
About 1 in 616,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2011
32 births
Total Registered
561
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaleyah
Kaleyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 561 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaleyah as a female name
Ranked #6,252 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (32 births)
Kaleyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaleyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 256 babies were registered. While Kaleyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaleyah by Decade
How has Kaleyah 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.
Kaleyah by State
Birth registrations for Kaleyah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Virginia. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Georgia. On average, about 5 Kaleyahs were registered per state.
Kaleyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaleyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaleyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaleyah?
We estimate approximately 556 people named Kaleyah 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 616,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaleyah a common name?
Kaleyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 561 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaleyah most popular?
Kaleyah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaleyah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaleyah a female name?
Kaleyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaleyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaleyah Smith, Kaleyah Johnson, Kaleyah 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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