How Many People Are Named Kaliah?
An estimated 2,524 people in the United States have the first name Kaliah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kaliah peaked in popularity in 2021 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaliah 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 Kaliah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaliah 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
2,524
About 1 in 135,798 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2021
129 births
Total Registered
2,555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaliah
Kaliah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,555 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaliah as a female name
Ranked #1,840 in 2024
109 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (129 births)
Kaliah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaliah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,019 babies were registered. While Kaliah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kaliah by Decade
How has Kaliah 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.
Kaliah by State
Birth registrations for Kaliah span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Oregon, Nevada. On average, about 51 Kaliahs were registered per state.
Kaliah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaliah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaliah
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaliah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaliah?
We estimate approximately 2,524 people named Kaliah 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 135,798 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaliah a common name?
Kaliah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaliah most popular?
Kaliah reached peak popularity in 2021, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaliah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaliah a female name?
Kaliah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaliah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaliah Smith, Kaliah Johnson, Kaliah 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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