Kalia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,063 for girls
Kalia is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,063rd for girls in the US (229 babies).
Where does Kalia come from?
Modern: related to Kaliyah and Aaliyah
Is Kalia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 229 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Kalia, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kalia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Kalia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Kalia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Kalia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,063among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 229about 1 in 7,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 229 girls in the US were named Kalia, making it the 1,063rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,214th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 229 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
2025 had more girls named Kalia than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Kalia in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 631 girls in the US were given Kalia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #499, up from #1,063 for this spelling alone.
Kalia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 229 | #1,063 |
| 2024 | 186 | #1,250 |
| 2023 | 220 | #1,117 |
| 2022 | 215 | #1,136 |
| 2021 | 175 | #1,293 |
| 2020 | 188 | #1,214 |
| 2019 | 169 | #1,345 |
| 2018 | 173 | #1,313 |
| 2017 | 163 | #1,404 |
| 2016 | 149 | #1,516 |
| 2015 | 209 | #1,197 |
| 2014 | 194 | #1,248 |
| 2013 | 215 | #1,126 |
| 2012 | 211 | #1,162 |
| 2011 | 210 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,307 |
| 2009 | 225 | #1,121 |
| 2008 | 229 | #1,126 |
| 2007 | 228 | #1,131 |
| 2006 | 194 | #1,240 |
| 2005 | 208 | #1,129 |
| 2004 | 144 | #1,430 |
| 2003 | 126 | #1,533 |
| 2002 | 132 | #1,443 |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,610 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,726 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,911 |
| 1998 | 83 | #1,842 |
| 1997 | 86 | #1,755 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,765 |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,558 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,967 |
| 1993 | 69 | #2,007 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 59 | #2,209 |
| 1990 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,592 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Kalia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khadija Amira Safa Ayla Aaliyah Alayna Aria Amaya Talia Zainab Layla Sienna
Other spellings of Kalia
Names related to Kalia
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Kalia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalia, updated 20 October 2026.