Caliyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LEE-ya
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,990 for girls
Caliyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,990th for girls in the US (96 babies).
What does Caliyah mean?
Modern: blend of Cali and the -iyah ending
A modern invented name joining Cali with the -iyah ending of names like Aaliyah.
Is Caliyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Caliyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 96 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caliyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Caliyah, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Caliyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
How popular is Caliyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 96 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 96 girls in the US were named Caliyah, making it the 1,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,991st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 106 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Caliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caliyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | #1,990 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2,303 |
| 2023 | 87 | #2,176 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,991 |
| 2020 | 94 | #1,991 |
| 2019 | 98 | #1,971 |
| 2018 | 101 | #1,953 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,902 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,929 |
| 2015 | 97 | #2,025 |
| 2014 | 98 | #2,010 |
| 2013 | 80 | #2,305 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,955 |
| 2011 | 97 | #2,017 |
| 2010 | 79 | #2,386 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,754 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 45 | #3,504 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,727 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3,329 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3,287 |
| 2002 | 41 | #3,330 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
Nicknames for Caliyah
- Cali 74 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Caliyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Ayah, Nusaybah, Zainab, Kaliyah, Sumayyah, Zaniyah, Ruqayyah, Hafsa, Aafiyah, Amira
Names related to Caliyah
Calia, Callia, Khaliyah, Cayla, Caila, Calayah, Caleah, Calie, Caliah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caliyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caliyah, updated 20 October 2026.