Kalylah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kalylah by the numbers

Kalylah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Kalylah

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

  • Kalilahfriend; beloved; a form of Khalilah8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kamylahperfect or complete; a form of Kamila15 in the US (2017)
  • Kaylah82 in the US (2017)
  • Kalyiah8 in the US (2017)
  • Kanylah8 in the US (2017)
  • Kalyla7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kalylah

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

  • Kalilafriend, beloved companion9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalilahfriend, companion; feminine form of khalil17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalilabeloved friend; feminine form of Khalil3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kalayla9 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kalylah

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