Khalayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- Style
- New arrival
Khalayah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies).
Where does Khalayah come from?
Modern: spelling of Kalaya; modern blend, like Kaliyah and Alaya
Meaning borrowed from Kalaya.
Is Khalayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalayah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khalayah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,675th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Khalayah, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 24 girls.
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were given Khalayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #846, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Khalayah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
Names like Khalayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah, Ayah, Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Safa, Ruqayyah, Sumayyah, Aafiyah, Zenayah, Abeeha, Azeemah, Alaiyah
Other spellings of Khalayah
Names related to Khalayah
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khalayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khalayah, updated 20 October 2026.