Recorded 1993–2015 Girls' name Peak 1995 27 births

Kaline — girls' name

27 babies named Kaline in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s102010s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Kaline was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kaline in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaline

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Kaline between 1993 and 2015, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaline performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaline 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 27 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.

Kaline at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

27

Since 1993

23 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1993

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kaline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1993

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Kaline by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 44% of Kaline's all-time total
1990s122000s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaline?
27 babies have been named Kaline since 1993. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Kaline most popular?
Kaline was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Kaline been used?
Kaline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 23 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kaline?
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.

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, 1993–2015 (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.