girl's name
Kalia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,598
Kalia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 229 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 229 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,478 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
Kalia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 66 |
| 1980s | 289 |
| 1990s | 723 |
| 2000s | 1,701 |
| 2010s | 1,873 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,213 |
How popular is Kalia?
In 2025, Kalia was given to 229 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kalia 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 Kalia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kalia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kalia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalia
How popular is the name Kalia?
In 2025, Kalia was given to 229 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kalia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kalia most popular?
Kalia peaked in 2008, when 229 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kalia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalia currently ranks #1,064 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.