Girls' name · since 1977
Kalea
Kalea has 4,646 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,224 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,646
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalea is the #1224 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,646 recorded since 1977.
Kalea has 4,646 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1224 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #2,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,224 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,646 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalea ranks #2,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,224 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,646 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,224 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,646
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalea's 4,646 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalea compares
4,646 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Kalea's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,646 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 187 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalea splits its recorded history at 2001: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 187 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 187
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kalea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,591 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kalea's strongest decade.
1,591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kalea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s 460
1990s
460 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,489 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,591 births
- 2020s
2020s
956 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,591 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kalea 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 Kalea's total volume
Kalea by state
Where Kalea concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,008 | 21.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 300 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 220 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Hawaii | | 219 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 154 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 82 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 71 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 70 | 1.5% |
1,008 of 4,646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Kalea appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalea's data
- Kalea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,591 total births) through the 2020s (956) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kaleas (1,008 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kalea 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.