Girls' name · since 1962
Kalina
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 4,288 babies named Kalina, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,288
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalina is the #1566 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,288 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Kalina recorded 4,288 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #1566 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #2,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,566 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,288 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalina ranks #2,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,566 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,288 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,288
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalina's 4,288 recorded births place it above 96.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalina compares
4,288 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Kalina's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,288 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalina splits its recorded history at 1998: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 171 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Kalina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,323 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kalina's strongest decade.
1,323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kalina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 311
1980s
311 births
- 1990s
1990s
590 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,113 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,323 births
- 2020s
2020s
861 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,323 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kalina 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 Kalina's total volume
Kalina by state
Where Kalina concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 696 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 278 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 217 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 210 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 158 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 134 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 74 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 74 | 1.7% |
696 of 4,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kalina appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalina's data
- Kalina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,323 total births) through the 2020s (861) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalinas (696 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 Kalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Kalina 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.