Caliyah

Origin: Modern coinage — Possibly a blend of Cali and the trendy -iyah ending

Girl's name · #1992 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Caliyah reached its best rank, #1906, in 2017 and ranked #1992 in 2025. About 2,000 girls have carried it since 1994.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Caliyah is the less common spelling of Kaliyah — about 6% of babies given the name are written this way; Kaliyah itself ranked #392 in 2025.

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