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Caliyah

Girl

Meaning of Caliyah: American: 'invented name'

Caliyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1939th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1939

96 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,037

First recorded 1994 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 45 babies2005: 61 babies2006: 45 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 66 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 79 babies20102011: 97 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 80 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 97 babies2016: 104 babies2017: 106 babies2018: 101 babies2019: 98 babies2020: 94 babies20202021: 97 babies2022: 82 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 80 babies2025: 96 babies
US babies named Caliyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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