How Many People Are Named Khaliyah?
An estimated 1,536 people in the United States have the first name Khaliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Khaliyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khaliyah 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 Khaliyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Khaliyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,536
About 1 in 223,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
78 births
Total Registered
1,553
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khaliyah
Khaliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,553 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Khaliyah as a female name
Ranked #3,133 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (78 births)
Khaliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khaliyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 648 babies were registered. While Khaliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Khaliyah by Decade
How has Khaliyah 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.
Khaliyah by State
Birth registrations for Khaliyah span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio. On average, about 34 Khaliyahs were registered per state.
Khaliyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Khaliyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Khaliyah
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Khaliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khaliyah?
We estimate approximately 1,536 people named Khaliyah 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 223,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Khaliyah a common name?
Khaliyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,553 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khaliyah most popular?
Khaliyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khaliyah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khaliyah a female name?
Khaliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khaliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khaliyah Smith, Khaliyah Johnson, Khaliyah 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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