Girls' name · since 1962
Kalena
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 2,707 babies named Kalena, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,707
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,707 babies have been named Kalena since 1962, making it today's #3184 girls' name.
Kalena has 2,707 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3184 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #3,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,184 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,707 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalena ranks #3,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,184 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,707 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,707
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kalena's 2,707 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalena compares
2,707 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kalena's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,707 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalena's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kalena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (744 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kalena's strongest decade.
744 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 105
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
329 births
- 1990s
1990s
452 births
- 2000s
2000s
744 births
- 2010s
2010s
724 births
- 2020s
2020s
343 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 744 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kalena 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 Kalena's total volume
Kalena by state
Where Kalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 399 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 307 | 11.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 84 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 38 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 16 | 0.6% |
399 of 2,707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kalena appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalena's data
- Kalena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (744 total births) through the 2020s (343) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalenas (399 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Kalena 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.