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Khaliyah

Girl

Meaning of Khaliyah: Arabic: 'sovereign' or 'free'

Khaliyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3107th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3107

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,602

First recorded 1994 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

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: 10 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 61 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 58 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 55 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 53 babies20102011: 70 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 59 babies2014: 50 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 74 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 69 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 45 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Khaliyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 78.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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