Kaleah is a modern American name, usually explained as a respelling of the Hawaiian Kalea, which means "joy" or "happiness", with the ending of Leah added on; it also fits the pattern of Kaliyah and Aaliyah. In the United States Kaleah ranked number 3137 in 2000, reached a best rank of number 1040 in 2013, just short of the top 1000, and has stayed in the 1100s to 1400s since, standing at number 1425 in 2025.