Kalifa
The Story of Kalifa
As a girl name
Kalifa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 15 births, good for #6,162 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 93% of all recorded Kalifas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 81 Kalifas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kalifa on the record books as a boy name in 2018, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 5 Kalifas were born — ranking #12,153 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Kalifas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kalifa
Kalifa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Kalifa's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #6,162. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalifa'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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