Kalaya is a rare variant of Kaliyah that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Kalaya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,837 for girl births in the United States (and #3,344 across all names), given to 109 babies. Kalaya first appears in 1987 and peaked in 2025 (109 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | 109 | #1,837 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | #2,164 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | #2,535 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | #2,711 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | #2,299 |
| 2020 | 87 | 87 | #2,111 |
| 2019 | 70 | 70 | #2,521 |
| 2018 | 54 | 54 | #3,028 |
| 2017 | 57 | 57 | #2,914 |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | #2,923 |
| 2015 | 51 | 51 | #3,234 |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2013 | 66 | 66 | #2,672 |
| 2012 | 61 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2011 | 53 | 53 | #3,158 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | #3,776 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #4,056 |
| 2008 | 61 | 61 | #2,908 |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | #3,075 |
| 2006 | 43 | 43 | #3,649 |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | #4,639 |
| 2004 | 37 | 37 | #3,858 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | #3,841 |
| 2002 | 33 | 33 | #3,926 |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | #4,060 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | #4,594 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,660 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,578 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #7,480 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,562 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,416 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,853 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,534 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,365 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,196 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,978 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,451 |