Fun Facts About the Name Kaleyah
- 579 babies named Kaleyah: U.S. records list 579 babies given the name Kaleyah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kaleyah Mean?
Kaleyah is an English-language feminine spelling whose meaning is not securely documented. It is usually treated as a variant of the related name Kaliyah, which has competing explanations. One explanation connects Kaliyah with Arabic and gives the sense "beloved"; another connects it with Hebrew and gives "laurel." Those meanings belong to the related name rather than to a confirmed etymology of Kaleyah, so neither can be assigned to Kaleyah with certainty.
Kaleyah Name History & Origins
Kaleyah is an English-language spelling in a group of related feminine names that includes Kaliyah, Kaliah, Kaleah, and Kalea. The forms are linked by sound and by the ending -ah, a common feminine marker in English names with Hebrew and Arabic models, but they should not be assumed to share a single source. Kaliyah is sometimes derived from Arabic and sometimes from Hebrew; Kalea is often connected with Hawaiian. Kaleyah is used alongside these forms in English-speaking countries, and any account of its history belongs with the history of those related spellings.
How Popular is the Name Kaleyah?
Kaleyah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #4,508 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,428 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,252 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #4,927 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,390 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #6,053 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #4,816 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #4,712 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #4,934 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #5,116 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #5,368 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #5,743 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #6,574 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,121 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #5,320 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #4,508 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #5,029 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #6,200 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #6,030 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,019 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #5,813 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #6,986 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #10,277 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #6,741 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #12,861 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,127 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #10,285 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #15,537 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #13,208 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #14,834 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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