Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1982
Kalenna
64 babies named Kalenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 64
- total births
- 1982–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
64 girls have been named Kalenna since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalenna has been recorded 64 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2017.
- 64 total births
- 1982–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Kalenna since 1982, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 64
- total births
- 1982–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Kalenna was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
16 babies were named Kalenna in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
Kalenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalenna's full recorded timeline at 2014, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalenna at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Kalenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2017
- Peak year (2015)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kalenna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kalenna's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kalenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kalenna? ▼
Kalenna has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 16 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Kalenna most popular? ▼
Kalenna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Kalenna been used? ▼
Kalenna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 36 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kalenna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kalenna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kalenna: Baby Name Since 1982 - 64 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kalenna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kalenna 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 July 2026.