Kaliyan comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Goddess of destruction and time..
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How popular is Kaliyan?
2013peak year
Today, Kaliyan is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #14877), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2013, 10 babies were given the name (ranked #10605 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Kaliyan has been declining in recent years. In all, around 81 babies have been registered as Kaliyan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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