How Many People Are Named Kalijah?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Kalijah. It is used for both genders, with 80.6% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kalijah peaked in popularity in 2001 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalijah 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 Kalijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.6% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2001
29 births
Total Registered
345
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalijah
Kalijah is predominantly male (80.6%), though 67 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kalijah as a male name
Ranked #5,137 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (20 births)
Kalijah as a female name
Ranked #13,168 in 2008
8 female births in 2008
Peak: 1999 (9 births)
Kalijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalijah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 148 babies were registered. While Kalijah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kalijah by Decade
How has Kalijah 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.
Kalijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalijah?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Kalijah 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalijah a common name?
Kalijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 345 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalijah most popular?
Kalijah reached peak popularity in 2001, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalijah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalijah a male name?
Kalijah is predominantly male. 80.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalijah Smith, Kalijah Johnson, Kalijah 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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