How Many People Are Named Kalya?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Kalya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kalya peaked in popularity in 1989 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalya 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 Kalya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1989
17 births
Total Registered
265
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalya
Kalya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 265 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalya as a female name
Ranked #11,570 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (17 births)
Kalya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 96 babies were registered. Kalya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalya by Decade
How has Kalya 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.
Kalya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalya?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Kalya 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalya a common name?
Kalya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 265 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalya most popular?
Kalya reached peak popularity in 1989, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalya is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalya a female name?
Kalya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalya Smith, Kalya Johnson, Kalya 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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