Kaleya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 20 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kaleya by the numbers

Kaleya was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Kaleya

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 Kaleya. 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)
  • Kaleeastrong or wreath; variant of Kaleah or Kalea7 in the US (2017)
  • Kaley171 in the US (2017)
  • Kalaya56 in the US (2017)
  • Kaliya39 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kaleya

Names that are said the same way as Kaleya, 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 Kaleya

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