Fun Facts About the Name Kyliyah
- 221 babies named Kyliyah: U.S. records list 221 babies given the name Kyliyah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kyliyah Mean?
Kyliyah is a modern English-language name, and it has no established etymology of its own. It is best explained as a recent formation built from an existing given name, most often taken to be Kylie or Kyla, with the ending -ah added. Since the parent name is itself of uncertain origin, any meaning attached to Kyliyah is really the meaning of the name it is assumed to come from, not something documented for Kyliyah.
Kylie is commonly said to derive from an Australian Aboriginal word for "boomerang," a derivation that is widely repeated but not firmly documented; Kylie is also an old Scottish surname. Kyla, and the related Kyle, are usually traced to Scottish Gaelic caol, "narrow" or "strait." The -iah spelling also resembles the Hebrew element Yah found in biblical names such as Isaiah and Hezekiah, but there is no evidence that Kyliyah is a Hebrew name or that it carries that element's meaning.
Kyliyah Name History & Origins
Kyliyah is a rare modern spelling belonging to a family of English names that expanded in the late 20th century, formed by changing a vowel or lengthening the ending of an established name. Spellings in this family include Kylie, Kylia, and Kyliah, and they are used mainly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. The parent name Kylie became familiar in the English-speaking world through the Australian singer Kylie Minogue, whose recording career began in the late 1980s, though no direct connection between that fame and the spelling Kyliyah can be shown.
Kyliyah is separate from the biblical place name Keilah (Hebrew Qəʿîlāh), a town in Judah, and from the modern Hebrew name Kelila, meaning "crown"; the similar English letters do not indicate a shared origin.
How Popular is the Name Kyliyah?
Kyliyah 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 2012. Its best rank was #6,549 in 2023.
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 | #11,472 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #6,786 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,549 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #14,528 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,729 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,654 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #9,447 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #14,832 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,460 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,681 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #8,241 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #9,882 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,588 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #6,746 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #12,821 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,789 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,005 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #14,661 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #17,976 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,212 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,812 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #16,749 | 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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