US rank #1608 Girls' name Peak 2019 4,152 births

Kalina — #1608 US girls' name

4,152 babies named Kalina in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s791980s3111990s5902000s11132010s13232020s725
#1608
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kalina was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

171 babies were named Kalina in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalina

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,152 babies named Kalina between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalina currently holds the #1608 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 171 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kalina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 682 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalina in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalina 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 4,152 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.

Kalina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,152

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2019

171 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,608

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
171
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Kalina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,323 births that decade — 32% of Kalina's all-time total
1960s111970s791980s3111990s5902000s11132010s13232020s725

Kalina by state

Where Kalina concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kalina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
682 16.4%
#2 Florida
269 6.5%
#3 New York
211 5.1%
#4 Texas
202 4.9%
#5 Illinois
152 3.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
124 3.0%
#7 Washington
74 1.8%
#8 Ohio
69 1.7%
California share of Kalina's total US births 16.4%
Even split

682 of 4,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kalina appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalina?
4,152 babies have been named Kalina since 1962. It currently ranks #1608 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 171 births.
When was Kalina most popular?
Kalina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,323 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kalina most popular?
The top states for the name Kalina are California (682 births), Florida (269 births), New York (211 births).
How long has the name Kalina been used?
Kalina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalina?
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, 1962–2024 (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.