Girls' name · since 1978
Kalana
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Kalana, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,024 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalana currently ranks #9024 among girls' names in America, with 274 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Kalana recorded 274 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #9024 nationally today, ahead of 48% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #16,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,024 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalana ranks #16,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,024 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 274 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,024 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalana's 274 recorded births place it above 76.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kalana compares
274 43rd percentile among 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
Kalana's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalana's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kalana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kalana's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kalana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Kalana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Kalana 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.