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Kalayah

Girl

Meaning of Kalayah: American: 'invented modern name'

Kalayah 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 — 1566th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1566

129 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,442

First recorded 1998 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

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: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 42 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 41 babies2013: 54 babies2014: 59 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 55 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 99 babies20202021: 115 babies2022: 124 babies2023: 117 babies2024: 140 babies2025: 129 babies
US babies named Kalayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 140.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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