Is Kalayah a boy or girl name?
Kalayah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 140 girls and 0 boys were named Kalayah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,313 US babies named Kalayah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,527
- Babies named Kalayah since 1998
- 1,313
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 140 babies
Boys and girls named Kalayah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,527 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,752 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,689 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,775 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,932 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,362 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,621 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,035 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,903 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,061 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,814 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,284 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,716 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,316 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,205 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,450 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,884 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,698 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,478 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,383 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,614 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,282 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,716 |
Highest rank
Kalayah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,527 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kalayah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.