girl's name
Kaleah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,589
Kaleah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2013, when 239 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 21,812 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Kaleah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 61 |
| 1990s | 247 |
| 2000s | 1,075 |
| 2010s | 2,021 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,023 |
How popular is Kaleah?
In 2025, Kaleah was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaleah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kaleah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaleah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaleah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaleah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaleah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaleah
How popular is the name Kaleah?
In 2025, Kaleah was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaleah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaleah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaleah most popular?
Kaleah peaked in 2013, when 239 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kaleah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaleah currently ranks #1,423 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.