Kaliyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #710 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #392 for girls
Kaliyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 710th for girls in the UK (57 babies) and 392nd for girls in the US (791 babies).
Where does Kaliyah come from?
Modern: modern name, probably modelled on Aaliyah
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kaliyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaliyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 57 girls in the UK and 791 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaliyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #710among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 4,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 114% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 57 girls in the UK were named Kaliyah, making it the 710th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,431st.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kaliyah of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Kaliyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65 girls in the UK were given Kaliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #598, up from #710 for this spelling alone.
- Kaliyah 57
- Khaliyah 8
Among girls in 2025, it was 696th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Kaliyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #710 |
| 2024 | 38 | #984 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,151 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,323 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,431 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,976 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
How popular is Kaliyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #392among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 791about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 791 girls in the US were named Kaliyah, making it the 392nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 564th. It first appears in the records in 1994.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kaliyah of any year since it first appeared, in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Kaliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 943 girls in the US were given Kaliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #353, up from #392 for this spelling alone.
Kaliyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 791 | #392 |
| 2024 | 705 | #442 |
| 2023 | 596 | #508 |
| 2022 | 498 | #602 |
| 2021 | 550 | #557 |
| 2020 | 522 | #564 |
| 2019 | 548 | #555 |
| 2018 | 589 | #534 |
| 2017 | 506 | #592 |
| 2016 | 501 | #601 |
| 2015 | 576 | #543 |
| 2014 | 565 | #548 |
| 2013 | 577 | #516 |
| 2012 | 562 | #537 |
| 2011 | 538 | #539 |
| 2010 | 511 | #571 |
| 2009 | 503 | #599 |
| 2008 | 491 | #628 |
| 2007 | 421 | #691 |
| 2006 | 365 | #753 |
| 2005 | 303 | #837 |
| 2004 | 361 | #732 |
| 2003 | 321 | #771 |
| 2002 | 301 | #780 |
| 2001 | 244 | #919 |
| 2000 | 110 | #1,600 |
| 1999 | 70 | #2,150 |
| 1998 | 70 | #2,080 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,502 |
| 1996 | 51 | #2,472 |
| 1995 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
Names like Kaliyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Sumayyah Zainab Ruqayyah Ayah Nusaybah Khadija Aafiyah Hafsa Zaniyah Aasiyah
Other spellings of Kaliyah
Names related to Kaliyah
Kayla Kaila Kalayah Khalilah Kalia Kalila Kaliah Kaylah Kaleah Khalia Caliyah
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, “Kaliyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaliyah, updated 20 October 2026.