Is Kalaya a boy or girl name?

Kalaya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,559 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kalaya

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Kalaya was most popular in 2025, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,335, with 109 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,559 people named Kalaya.

Kalaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kalaya’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,559 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 Kalaya

Where Kalaya 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