Is Kaleyah a boy or girl name?

Kaleyah is a girl’s name. Of the 579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kaleyah

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Kaleyah was most popular in 2011, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,615 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 579 people named Kaleyah.

Kaleyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaleyah’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaleyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaleyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 579 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.

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