#4432024 rank
2024peak year
11,645babies named Kaliyah since 1880
▲ +28%5-year trend
Kaliyah popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Kaliyah mean?
A modern American coinage, likely blending Aliyah, from Arabic ala, 'exalted', with the Kay- family of names. It emerged in the 2000s.
OriginAmerican
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
Kaliya
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