Baby name
Khalia
/kuh · LEE · uh/
Meaning
“Origin uncertain”
Origin uncertain. A modern American girls' name, used mainly within African American naming traditions.
How it ages.
Contemporary and gentle, a name still finding its footing without a long usage history.
The cultural moment.
Given to around 100 to 180 girls a year in the United States since the late 2010s (106 in 2025), a rare choice.