Kaleia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,002 for girls
Kaleia is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,002nd for girls in the US (95 babies).
Where does Kaleia come from?
Modern: modern coinage related to Kalea
Is Kaleia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaleia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 95 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaleia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,002among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 95about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 95 girls in the US were named Kaleia, making it the 2,002nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,580th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 100 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Kaleia in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 699 girls in the US were given Kaleia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #455, up from #2,002 for this spelling alone.
Kaleia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #2,002 |
| 2024 | 97 | #2,011 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1,965 |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,490 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,638 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,580 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4,219 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 43 | #3,595 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4,001 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 43 | #3,709 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
Names like Kaleia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Kehlani Kailani Ailany Malani Kalani Noa Meilani Naylani Alani Keyla Brynlee
Other spellings of Kaleia
Kalea Kalayah Kalaya Calayah Caleah Khalea Calaya Khalaya Kaleiah Calea Khaleah
Names related to Kaleia
More Modern names
Jayden Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kaleia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaleia, updated 20 October 2026.