Given name
Kaleela
“a darling girl; sweetheart”
Kaleela is a variant of Kalilah. One Arabic interpretation is “a darling girl; sweetheart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaleela is a variant of Kalilah. One Arabic interpretation is “a darling girl; sweetheart.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaleela is a variant of Kalilah. An origin associated with Kalilah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaleela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaleela’s family of names
Kaleela has a related form in Kalilah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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