Spellings
Kaliyah or Kalia?
In the US in 2025, 48% of babies in this name family were spelled Kaliyah and 14% Kalia. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Kaliyah48% of the family791 born in 2025#392 among girls+37% since 2015Kalia14% of the family229 born in 2025#1,063 among girls+10% since 2015Kalea11% of the family185 born in 2025#1,222 among girls+24% since 2015Calia10% of the family167 born in 2025#1,334 among girls×3 since 2015Kaleah9% of the family152 born in 2025#1,423 among girls−29% since 2015Kaliah7% of the family118 born in 2025#1,721 among girls+11% since 2015
Ten years ago
Kaliyah already led in 2015, with 44% of the family's births; it has 48% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,306 to 1,642 births (+26%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaliyah | 576 | 791 | +37% |
| Kalia | 209 | 229 | +10% |
| Kalea | 149 | 185 | +24% |
| Calia | 51 | 167 | ×3 |
| Kaleah | 215 | 152 | −29% |
| Kaliah | 106 | 118 | +11% |
How they sound
- Kaliyah /kəˈliə/ (kuh-LEE-uh)
- Kalia /kəˈliə/ (kuh-LEE-uh)
- Kalea /kəˈleɪə/ (kuh-LAY-uh)
- Calia /kəˈliə/ (kuh-LEE-uh)
- Kaleah /kəˈliə/ (kuh-LEE-uh)
- Kaliah /kəˈlaɪə/ (kuh-LY-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Kalia 5 births, Kalea 5 births, Calia 5 births and Kaliah 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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