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Calayah

100% girls · 36 born in 2025

Calayah has been given to about 271 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 269
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Calayah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 52
  • Born in 202536
  • All time271
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Calayah?

Its best year was 2024, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 3090th. The typical living American called Calayah is about 4 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Calayah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alayah0.89
  2. Malayah0.89
  3. Kaliyah0.81
  4. Amayah0.79
  5. Alanah0.79
  6. Aaliyah0.75
  7. Alannah0.76
  8. Aliyah0.74

Middle names for Calayah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Calayah Eve0.80
  2. Calayah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Calayah Josephine0.78
  4. Calayah Anne0.78
  5. Calayah Rose0.77
  6. Calayah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Calayah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Oziasbrother · 0.88
  2. Elowensister · 0.88
  3. Xylasister · 0.88
  4. Izaelbrother · 0.88
  5. Kenaibrother · 0.87
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.86

Where Calayah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Calayah Anderson0.74
  2. Calayah White0.72
  3. Calayah Reyes0.72
  4. Calayah Nguyen0.72
  5. Calayah Moore0.72
  6. Calayah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Calayah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Calayah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.