Kalilah
Girl name · #1681 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 123 baby girls were named Kalilah, placing it at #1681 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6452, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,634 girls born in 2025 was named Kalilah.
The 49-year story
Kalilah first appears in the Social Security records in 1976, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 123 babies and a rank of #1673. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kalilah per year. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Kalilah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Kalilah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kalilah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kalilah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kalilah is most common
State-level data for Kalilah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Kalilah
Statistically, parents drawn to Kalilah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kalayah, Zylah, Azylah, Iylah, and Maylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kalilah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1673 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1895 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3047 |
| 2022 | 46 | #3416 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3915 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2891 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4458 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7988 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6452 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6872 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kalilah a popular girl name?
Kalilah ranked #1681 among girls in 2025 with 123 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6452.
When was the name Kalilah most popular?
Kalilah peaked in 2025, when 123 American girls received the name (ranked #1673 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kalilah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,634 newborn American girls was named Kalilah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.