Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1996
Kalifornia
13 babies named Kalifornia in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1996–2005
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Kalifornia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalifornia has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2005.
- 13 total births
- 1996–2005 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Kalifornia since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.
- 13
- total births
- 1996–2005
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Kalifornia was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kalifornia in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Kalifornia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalifornia's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalifornia at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Kalifornia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2005
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Kalifornia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kalifornia's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kalifornia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kalifornia? ▼
13 babies have been named Kalifornia since 1996. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Kalifornia most popular? ▼
Kalifornia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Kalifornia been used? ▼
Kalifornia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 10 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kalifornia? ▼
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 Kalifornia
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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, 1996–2005 (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. "Kalifornia: Baby Name Since 1996 - 13 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kalifornia. 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 Kalifornia 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.