Khaleah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Khaleah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Khaleah mean?
Modern: spelling of Kalea; modern blend; possibly Hawaiian-inspired
Often linked to Hawaiian le'a 'joy', though in the US it may simply blend Kay and Lea.
Meaning borrowed from Kalea.
Is Khaleah a girl's or a boy's name?
Khaleah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khaleah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Khaleah, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Khaleah than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Khaleah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 699 girls in the US were given Khaleah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #455, up from #8,858 for this spelling alone.
Khaleah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Khaleah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Kamiyah, Aaliyah, Jaliyah, Zaliyah, Hadassah, Zariah, Aziyah, Alaiyah, Naziyah, Jaziyah
Other spellings of Khaleah
Kalea, Kalayah, Kalaya, Kaleia, Calayah, Caleah, Khalea, Calaya, Khalaya, Kaleiah, Calea
Names related to Khaleah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Khaleah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khaleah, updated 20 October 2026.