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Kelaya

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Kelaya has been given to about 149 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 148
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kelaya per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2022 · 22
  • Born in 202514
  • All time149

How popular is Kelaya?

Its best year was 2022, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 5732nd. The typical living American called Kelaya is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Kelaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Celia0.70
  2. Kenya0.70
  3. Alaya0.70
  4. Kaya0.70
  5. Malaya0.70
  6. Keara0.69
  7. Kelsea0.64
  8. Clara0.61

Middle names for Kelaya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kelaya Josephine0.84
  2. Kelaya Rose0.83
  3. Kelaya Louise0.83
  4. Kelaya June0.82
  5. Kelaya Pearl0.82
  6. Kelaya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Kelaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.85
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.84
  3. Asaiahbrother · 0.84
  4. Xylasister · 0.84
  5. Azaiahbrother · 0.84
  6. Marigoldsister · 0.83

Where Kelaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kelaya White0.78
    2. Kelaya Reyes0.78
    3. Kelaya Nguyen0.78
    4. Kelaya Moore0.78
    5. Kelaya Lee0.78
    6. Kelaya Hill0.78

    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 Kelaya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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