Khalia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,867 for girls
Khalia is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,867th for girls in the US (106 babies).
Where does Khalia come from?
Modern: related to Kaliyah and Aaliyah
Is Khalia a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 106 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khalia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Khalia, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Khalia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Khalia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Khalia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Khalia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,867among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 106about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 106 girls in the US were named Khalia, making it the 1,867th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,503rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 182 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Khalia in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 631 girls in the US were given Khalia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #499, up from #1,867 for this spelling alone.
Khalia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | #1,867 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1,895 |
| 2023 | 129 | #1,614 |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,648 |
| 2021 | 143 | #1,487 |
| 2020 | 142 | #1,503 |
| 2019 | 182 | #1,274 |
| 2018 | 151 | #1,451 |
| 2017 | 118 | #1,770 |
| 2016 | 120 | #1,735 |
| 2015 | 125 | #1,695 |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,939 |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,911 |
| 2011 | 109 | #1,840 |
| 2010 | 82 | #2,313 |
| 2009 | 106 | #1,956 |
| 2008 | 75 | #2,511 |
| 2007 | 86 | #2,257 |
| 2006 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2005 | 76 | #2,342 |
| 2004 | 115 | #1,683 |
| 2003 | 94 | #1,924 |
| 2002 | 83 | #2,061 |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,792 |
| 2000 | 76 | #2,118 |
| 1999 | 69 | #2,179 |
| 1998 | 56 | #2,458 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,782 |
| 1996 | 88 | #1,709 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,814 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 33 | #3,346 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
Names like Khalia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Khadija Aaliyah Zainab Amira Hafsa Hiba Safiya Ayah Halima Sumayyah Abeeha
Other spellings of Khalia
Names related to Khalia
Kali Kaliyah Khawlah Kaila Khalilah Khalayah Kalila Kaleia Khali Kalilah
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, “Khalia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khalia, updated 20 October 2026.