Kalya
Girl · KAL-ya
Kalya is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kalya come from?
Possibly a variant of Kaliyah; kalya is also a Sanskrit word
- Say it
- KAL-ya
Is Kalya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalya is a girls' name.
How popular is Kalya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Kalya in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
Names like Kalya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaira Salma Safa Summer Aaliyah Ayla Maya Khadija Zainab Kaliyah Aliya Kira