How Many People Are Named Kalilah?
An estimated 748 people in the United States have the first name Kalilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kalilah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalilah 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 Kalilah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
748
About 1 in 458,228 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
104 births
Total Registered
760
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalilah
Kalilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 760 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalilah as a female name
Ranked #1,910 in 2024
104 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (104 births)
Kalilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalilah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 284 babies were registered. Kalilah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kalilah by Decade
How has Kalilah 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.
Kalilah by State
Birth registrations for Kalilah span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Tennessee. On average, about 9 Kalilahs were registered per state.
Kalilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalilah?
We estimate approximately 748 people named Kalilah 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 458,228 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalilah a common name?
Kalilah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 760 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalilah most popular?
Kalilah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalilah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalilah a female name?
Kalilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalilah Smith, Kalilah Johnson, Kalilah 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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