Calliah

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

Calliah by the numbers

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

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Calliah

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 Calliah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Caliah22 in the US (2017)
  • Callia5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Calliebeautiful; a form of Calista or Calliope270 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Callabeautiful; from the calla lily plant175 in the US (2017)
  • Caleigha form of caley or callie112 in the US (2017)
  • Callia form of Callie; beautiful or lovely73 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Calliah

Names that are said the same way as Calliah, 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 Calliah

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