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Origin & history of Kalayah1
English / Hawaiian roots
Kalayah comes from the English / Hawaiian tradition, meaning Joy, happiness; sublime.
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How popular is Kalayah?
2024
peak year
Kalayah is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2292), with about 90 babies named Kalayah each year. In 2024, 140 babies received the name (ranked #1527). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,313.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
140
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,527)
(ranked #1,527)
90
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
900
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,313
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kalayah5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
K2
A1
L3
A1
Y7
A1
H8
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Kalayah🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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