girl's name
Kalimah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 174
Kalimah is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1975, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Kalimah 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 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 37 |
| 2010s | 15 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 5 |
How popular is Kalimah?
In 2023, Kalimah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Kalimah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Kalimah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalimah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalimah
How popular is the name Kalimah?
In 2023, Kalimah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Kalimah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalimah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kalimah most popular?
Kalimah peaked in 1975, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.