Boy or Girl

Is Kalilah a boy or girl name?

Kalilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 104 girls and 0 boys were named Kalilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 760 US babies named Kalilah were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,910
Babies named Kalilah since 1976
760
Most popular year
2024
104 babies
Babies named Kalilah each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Kalilah from 1976 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Kalilah, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s039100%
1980s042100%
1990s043100%
2000s0106100%
2010s0246100%
2020s0284100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–104#1,910
20230–54#3,058
20220–46#3,441
20210–44#3,516
20200–36#3,962
20190–57#2,903
20180–31#4,506
20170–37#4,031
20160–14#8,191
20150–19#6,577
20140–22#5,889
20130–17#7,205
20120–18#6,998
20110–19#6,713
20100–12#9,496
20090–12#9,680
20080–13#9,228
20070–14#8,766
20060–10#11,000
20050–7#13,695
20040–9#11,148
20030–13#8,229
20020–8#11,611
20010–10#9,713
20000–10#9,505
19990–7#11,968
19980–8#10,581
19970–10#8,665
19960–0–
19950–6#12,487
19940–6#12,520
19930–6#12,535
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–5#12,698
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–6#9,870
19840–7#8,576
19830–0–
19820–7#8,638
19810–5#11,132
19800–12#5,683
19790–0–
19780–15#4,535
19770–16#4,311
19760–8#6,899

Highest rank

Kalilah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,910 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 Kalilah

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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.