Kaaliyah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1994. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2002, 27 babies received the name (ranked #4556). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9167), with roughly 12 babies named Kaaliyah each year. Kaaliyah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 413 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.