Kaliah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,721 for girls
Kaliah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,721st for girls in the US (118 babies).
Where does Kaliah come from?
Modern: related to Kaliyah and Aaliyah
Is Kaliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaliah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 118 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaliah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Kaliah, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 9 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Kaliah than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Kaliah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Kaliah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Kaliah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Kaliah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,721among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 118about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 118 girls in the US were named Kaliah, making it the 1,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,704th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 129 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Kaliah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 631 girls in the US were given Kaliah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #499, up from #1,721 for this spelling alone.
Kaliah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #1,721 |
| 2024 | 109 | #1,840 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,807 |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,622 |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,704 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,864 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,925 |
| 2017 | 101 | #1,964 |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,890 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1,908 |
| 2014 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,911 |
| 2011 | 93 | #2,073 |
| 2010 | 107 | #1,886 |
| 2009 | 95 | #2,119 |
| 2008 | 99 | #2,062 |
| 2007 | 89 | #2,213 |
| 2006 | 72 | #2,538 |
| 2005 | 74 | #2,375 |
| 2004 | 61 | #2,675 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3,468 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,884 |
| 2001 | 57 | #2,631 |
| 2000 | 53 | #2,736 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
Names like Kaliah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Ayah Khadija Zainab Nusaybah Sumayyah Amira Ruqayyah Hafsa Hiba Ayla
Other spellings of Kaliah
Names related to Kaliah
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, “Kaliah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaliah, updated 20 October 2026.