Kalifa is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “successor.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Kalifa belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “successor” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kalifa first appears in Social Security records in 2018. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #13138 in 2018, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 5 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kalifa means “successor” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kalifa is a boy name.
Kalifa comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Kalifa first appears in US records in 2018. Its best-ever ranking was #13138 in 2018, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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