Given name
Kalliyan
“a beautiful and auspicious woman”·“one who is happy and prosperous”
Kalliyan is a variant of Kalyan. Interpretations include “a beautiful and auspicious woman” (Indian) and “one who is happy and prosperous” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalliyan is a variant of Kalyan. Interpretations include “a beautiful and auspicious woman” (Indian) and “one who is happy and prosperous” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalliyan is a variant of Kalyan. An origin associated with Kalyan is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalliyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 13 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalliyan’s family of names
Kalliyan has a related form in Kalyan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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