Girls' name · since 1988
Kalise
Kalise has 872 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,407 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 872
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalise is the #6407 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 872 recorded since 1988.
Kalise has 872 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6407 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #8,249 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,407 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 872 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalise ranks #8,249 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,407 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 872 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,407 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 872
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalise's 872 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kalise compares
872 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Kalise's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 872 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalise splits its recorded history at 2011: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kalise by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (379 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kalise's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kalise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
295 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 379 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kalise 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 Kalise's total volume
Kalise by state
Where Kalise concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
37 of 872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kalise's data
- Kalise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (379 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kalises (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kalise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kalise 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.