Caleya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Caleya by the numbers

Caleya was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Caleya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caleya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Caleystrife or battle; a form of Caolán12 in the US (2017)
  • Caliya8 in the US (2017)
  • Caleyah6 in the US (2017)
  • Calea5 in the US (2017)
  • Calena5 in the US (2017)
  • Caseyvigilant or watchful267 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Caleya

Names that are said the same way as Caleya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Khaliabeloved friend; feminine form of Khalil115 in the US (2017)
  • Callawayfrom the rocky stream or river47 in the US (2017)
  • Kahliathe dark goddess; a modern spelling variant of Kali46 in the US (2017)
  • Caelafair; a form of Caoimhe or Kayla9 in the US (2017)
  • Kaileiasea; variant of Kailea or Kaeleigh7 in the US (2017)
  • Kaleah168 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Caleya

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