Calianna
Girl name · #5207 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Calianna ranks #5207 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 25 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4403, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Calianna.
Babies named Calianna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 21-year story
Calianna first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 35 babies and a rank of #4114. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Calianna in class?
Calianna scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Calianna is most common
State-level data for Calianna is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Calianna
Statistically, parents drawn to Calianna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Layanna, Ellyanna, Eliyanna, Ravenna, and Ellieanna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Calianna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6922 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7631 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6174 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10250 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4768 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5517 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4403 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5456 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6017 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Calianna a popular girl name?
Calianna ranked #5207 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4403.
When was the name Calianna most popular?
Calianna peaked in 2024, when 35 American girls received the name (ranked #4114 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Calianna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Calianna. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.