Is Kaliyah a boy or girl name?
Kaliyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 701 girls and 0 boys were named Kaliyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,151 US babies named Kaliyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #443
- Babies named Kaliyah since 1994
- 12,151
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 701 babies
Boys and girls named Kaliyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 701 | #443 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 596 | #508 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 497 | #602 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 549 | #558 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 522 | #563 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 547 | #559 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 588 | #534 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 506 | #592 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 501 | #601 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 576 | #543 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 565 | #547 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 576 | #516 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 562 | #537 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 538 | #540 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 511 | #572 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 503 | #600 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 491 | #628 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 421 | #691 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 365 | #754 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 303 | #837 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,290 | 361 | #732 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 321 | #773 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 301 | #781 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 244 | #922 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,608 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,163 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,093 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,508 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,263 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,396 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaliyah reached #12,290 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #443 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 Kaliyah
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.