Kalaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,833 for girls
Kalaya is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,833rd for girls in the US (109 babies).
Where does Kalaya come from?
Modern: modern blend, like Kaliyah and Alaya
Is Kalaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalaya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 109 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalaya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Kalaya, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 girls.
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were given Kalaya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #846, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Kalaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Kalaya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,833rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 109 about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 109 girls in the US were named Kalaya, making it the 1,833rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,100th. It first appears in the records in 1987.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kalaya of any year since it first appeared, in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Kalaya in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 699 girls in the US were given Kalaya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #455, up from #1,833 for this spelling alone.
Kalaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1,833 |
| 2024 | 88 | #2,150 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,517 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,689 |
| 2021 | 80 | #2,286 |
| 2020 | 87 | #2,100 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3,003 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,903 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,902 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3,211 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,841 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,831 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 41 | #3,744 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,886 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Names like Kalaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Khadija, Raya, Amaya, Amira, Aaliyah, Anaya, Alaya, Inaya, Hafsa, Ayah, Zainab
Other spellings of Kalaya
Kalayah, Khalayah, Kalea, Calayah, Kaleia, Caleah, Khalea, Calaya, Khalaya, Kaleiah, Calea, Khaleah
Names related to Kalaya
Kayla, Kalia, Kayal, Khaliya, Kaley, Kaliya, Khalyla, Kalaia
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, “Kalaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalaya, updated 20 October 2026.