US rank #1365 Girls' name Peak 2004 4,461 births

Kalea — #1365 US girls' name

4,461 babies named Kalea in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s1291990s4602000s14892010s15912020s771
#1365
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kalea was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

187 babies were named Kalea in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalea

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,461 babies named Kalea between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalea currently holds the #1365 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 187 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,591 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 957 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalea in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,461 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kalea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,461

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2004

187 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,365

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
187
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Kalea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,591 births that decade — 36% of Kalea's all-time total
1970s211980s1291990s4602000s14892010s15912020s771

Kalea by state

Where Kalea concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
957 21.5%
#2 Texas
289 6.5%
#3 Florida
208 4.7%
#4 Hawaii
207 4.6%
#5 Washington
154 3.5%
#6 New York
73 1.6%
#7 Oregon
71 1.6%
#8 Illinois
70 1.6%
California share of Kalea's total US births 21.5%
Even split

957 of 4,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Kalea appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalea?
4,461 babies have been named Kalea since 1977. It currently ranks #1365 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 187 births.
When was Kalea most popular?
Kalea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,591 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Kalea most popular?
The top states for the name Kalea are California (957 births), Texas (289 births), Florida (208 births).
How long has the name Kalea been used?
Kalea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.