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Kalilah

Girl

Meaning of Kalilah: Arabic: 'beloved'

Kalilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1625th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1625

123 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

884

First recorded 1976 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 57 babies2020: 36 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 46 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 105 babies2025: 123 babies
US babies named Kalilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 123.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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