Kaleia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 33 babies a year in the US.
Kaleia by the numbers
Kaleia was given to 33 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 43 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Kaleia
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 Kaleia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kaleathe bright, cheerful one159 in the US (2017)
- Kalenaclean and pure; a form of Kalani or Helena96 in the US (2017)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
- Kaileiasea; variant of Kailea or Kaeleigh7 in the US (2017)
- Kaleeastrong or wreath; variant of Kaleah or Kalea7 in the US (2017)
- Kalia162 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kaleia
Names that are said the same way as Kaleia, 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)
- Kaleah168 in the US (2017)
- Kaliah100 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kaleia
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