Kaaliyah
Kaaliyah is a village in Samote Union Council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
Meaning & Origin of Kaaliyah
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Kaaliyah is a village in Samote Union Council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
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The Story of Kaaliyah
Kaaliyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 27 births, good for #4,498 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Kaaliyahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,141 among baby girl names with 15 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 443 Kaaliyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaaliyah
Kaaliyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 443 births in the dataset. Kaaliyah's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,498. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaaliyah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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