Kaleah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern elaboration of Kalea or Leah”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- kuh-LEE-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Kaleah is a modern coinage, often used as an elaborated form influenced by names like Kalea, Kaela, or Leah. Its exact source varies by family, so no single traditional meaning is certain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Kaleah?
Babies named Kaleah in 2024155
2024 rank#1,432 girls
Peak year2013
Total US babies since 18804,285
Kaleah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Kaleah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Kaleah questions
What does the name Kaleah mean?
Kaleah means "modern elaboration of Kalea or Leah". It comes from American (modern coinage). Kaleah is a modern coinage, often used as an elaborated form influenced by names like Kalea, Kaela, or Leah. Its exact source varies by family, so no single traditional meaning is certain.
Is Kaleah a boy or girl name?
Kaleah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kaleah?
155 US babies were named Kaleah in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.
How do you pronounce Kaleah?
Kaleah is usually pronounced kuh-LEE-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.