Is Caliyah a boy or girl name?

Caliyah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,037 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Caliyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Caliyah was most popular in 2017, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,391 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,627, with 96 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,037 people named Caliyah.

Caliyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Caliyah’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caliyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caliyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,037 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Caliyah

Where Caliyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org