How Many People Are Named Kalia?
An estimated 5,550 people in the United States have the first name Kalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kalia peaked in popularity in 2008 with 229 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalia 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 Kalia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kalia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,550
About 1 in 61,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
229 births
Total Registered
5,640
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalia
Kalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,640 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalia as a female name
Ranked #1,254 in 2024
185 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (229 births)
Kalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalia span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,873 babies were registered. While Kalia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kalia by Decade
How has Kalia 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.
Kalia by State
Birth registrations for Kalia span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, New Jersey, Mississippi. On average, about 104 Kalias were registered per state.
Kalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kalia
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalia?
We estimate approximately 5,550 people named Kalia 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 61,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalia a common name?
Kalia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,640 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalia most popular?
Kalia reached peak popularity in 2008, when 229 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalia is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalia a female name?
Kalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalia Smith, Kalia Johnson, Kalia 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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