Kalya
How to say it: kah-LYAH · /ka.ˈlja/
From Sanskrit 'kalya' meaning 'auspicious, beautiful' - used in France as modern variant of Kayla.
Kalya was the 207th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are up about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #174 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #207 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 1,907 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | +23% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #174 |
| In France, 2025 | #756 among girls’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Kalya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Kali
- Lya
Honouring a Kalya in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kalya is about 1 in 80.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hindi.
In France: #756 for girls in 2025.
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