Girls' name · since 1954
Kalene
Kalene has 724 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 724
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 724 have been recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Kalene recorded 724 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2020.
- #9,319 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 724 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalene ranks #9,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 724 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 724
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalene's 724 recorded births place it above 87.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Kalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalene's full recorded timeline at 1984, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 204 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2020
- Peak year (1993)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Kalene by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (424 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Kalene's strongest decade.
424 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
424 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 424 births (59% of all-time use).
How Kalene 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 Kalene's total volume
Kalene by state
Where Kalene concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 40 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 8 | 1.1% |
40 of 724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kalene appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalene's data
- Kalene's decade-level peak was the 1990s (424 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kalenes (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1954–2020 (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 Kalene 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.