Karliah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kar-LY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Karliah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
Where does Karliah come from?
Modern: elaboration of Karly with the -iah ending
Is Karliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Karliah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karliah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Karliah, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the girls named Karliah in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karliah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
Nicknames for Karliah
Names like Karliah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oaklynn Wrenley Khaleesi Emberly Lakelynn Cataleya Elowyn Daleyza Haisley Everly Klarity Emberlynn
Names related to Karliah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Mya 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, “Karliah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karliah, updated 20 October 2026.