Recorded 1972–1990 Girls' name Peak 1980 40 births

Kalita — girls' name

40 babies named Kalita in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s231990s7
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kalita was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kalita in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalita

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Kalita between 1972 and 1990, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kalita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalita 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 40 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.

Kalita at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

40

Since 1972

19 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1972

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kalita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1972

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 1990198719841983198019781972 5

Kalita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 57% of Kalita's all-time total
1970s101980s231990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalita?
40 babies have been named Kalita since 1972. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Kalita most popular?
Kalita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Kalita been used?
Kalita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 19 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kalita?
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, 1972–1990 (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.