How Many People Are Named Kalila?
An estimated 1,097 people in the United States have the first name Kalila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kalila peaked in popularity in 2019 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalila 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 Kalila paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kalila 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
1,097
About 1 in 312,447 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2019
67 births
Total Registered
1,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalila
Kalila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,116 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalila as a female name
Ranked #3,665 in 2024
42 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (67 births)
Kalila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalila span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 420 babies were registered. While Kalila is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kalila by Decade
How has Kalila 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.
Kalila by State
Birth registrations for Kalila span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Georgia, New York, Florida. On average, about 40 Kalilas were registered per state.
Kalila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kalila
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kalila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalila?
We estimate approximately 1,097 people named Kalila 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 312,447 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalila a common name?
Kalila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalila most popular?
Kalila reached peak popularity in 2019, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalila is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalila a female name?
Kalila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalila Smith, Kalila Johnson, Kalila 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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