Girls' name · since 1976
Calina
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 782 babies named Calina, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 782
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calina currently ranks #4694 among girls' names in America, with 782 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Calina recorded 782 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #4694 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,694 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 782 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calina ranks #8,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,694 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 782 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 782
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calina's 782 recorded births place it above 87.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Calina compares
782 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calina's all-time total is 108% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 782 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calina's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Calina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (259 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Calina's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Calina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 259 births (33% of all-time use).
How Calina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Calina's total volume
Calina by state
Where Calina concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.4% |
58 of 782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Calina's data
- Calina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (259 total births) through the 2020s (184) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Calinas (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.