Kahlia
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning the dark goddess; a modern spelling variant of Kali.
Kahlia by the numbers
Kahlia was given to 46 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 50 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Kali
Like Kahlia, each of these traces back to Kali: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kahlia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kahlia
Names that are said the same way as Kahlia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kahlia, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Kahlia, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kahlia
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