Baby name
STABLE
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Kaliyah
/kuh · LEE · uh/
Meaning
“Invented, echoes Aaliyah”
An invented modern name, formed from the sound of the name Aaliyah rather than from its own distinct root. Aaliyah is the feminine form of Aali, an Arabic name meaning 'high, lofty, sublime'. Kaliyah has no separately documented meaning of its own; it is one of several similarly spelled forms heard alongside it.
Vibe
trendy
How it ages.
A modern, trend-driven name, likely to feel very of its generation rather than timeless.
The cultural moment.
Ranked #392 in the United States and #696 in England and Wales in 2025; a contemporary pick heard mostly among girls in the English-speaking world. Also spelled Kaleah.