Given name
Kalilah
“a darling girl; sweetheart”
Kalilah is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “a darling girl; sweetheart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a darling girl; sweetheart.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 884
- 0 boys · 884 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 123
- #1,678 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +113%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 123 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,678 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 112.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 405 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalilah’s family of names
Kalilah has a related form in Kaliyah. Kalilah has a related form in Kalila. Kalilah has a related form in Kaliya.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kaliyahvariant
- Kaliyavariant
- Kalilavariant
- Kaleelavariant
- Kaleilavariant
- Kalillahlikely variant
- Kalealahvariant
- Kalealavariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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