Khalayah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
10
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2605
10 babies

Khalayah by the numbers

In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Khalayah.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Khalayah

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

  • Khaliyahbeloved friend; feminine form of Khalil67 in the US (2017)
  • Kalayah13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalaya11 in the US (2017)
  • Khaleyah9 in the US (2017)
  • Khalilahfriend, companion; feminine form of khalil17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalisahpure or sincere3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Khalayah

Names that are said the same way as Khalayah, 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 Khalayah

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