Calia

Calia was the #1,334 girls' name in the US in 2025 (167 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Calia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Calia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandIrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Calia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,334 (167)#2,006 (14)#429 (7)#259 (6)#718 (4)#1,141 (23)
2024#2,661 (65)#5,892 (3)———#3,383 (5)
2023#2,730 (63)#4,710 (4)———#3,290 (5)
2022#2,720 (63)#5,670 (3)———#1,727 (12)
2021#3,157 (51)————#2,377 (8)
2020#2,659 (63)————#2,591 (7)
2019#2,593 (67)#4,001 (5)———#2,872 (6)
2018#3,438 (45)————#3,286 (5)
2017#3,247 (49)—————
2016#3,060 (54)————#2,595 (7)
2015#3,211 (51)#5,730 (3)————
2014#3,778 (40)————#2,617 (7)
2013#3,778 (40)————#3,286 (5)
2012#3,314 (49)————#2,921 (6)
2011#4,244 (34)#5,785 (3)———#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,334.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Calia is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,700 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Calia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #748ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,323CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: #688SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #864FL
Calia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaliaCanadaGirls#1,14123
CaliaEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
CaliaIrelandGirls#7184
CaliaNorthern IrelandGirls#2596
CaliaScotlandGirls#4297
CaliaUSGirls#1,334167