US rank #12437 Girls' name Peak 1997 705 births

Kalley — #12437 US girls' name

705 babies named Kalley in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s671990s3152000s1812010s982020s25
#12437
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kalley was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

64 babies were named Kalley in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalley

The Social Security Administration has registered 705 babies named Kalley between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalley currently holds the #12437 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalley performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kalley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 168 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kalley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalley 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 705 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.

Kalley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

705

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1997

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,437

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
64
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 20242016201020041998199219861977 8

Kalley by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
315 births that decade — 45% of Kalley's all-time total
1970s191980s671990s3152000s1812010s982020s25

Kalley by state

Where Kalley concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kalley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
168 23.8%
Minnesota share of Kalley's total US births 23.8%

168 of 705 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalley?
705 babies have been named Kalley since 1977. It currently ranks #12437 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 64 births.
When was Kalley most popular?
Kalley was most popular in the 1990s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Kalley most popular?
The top states for the name Kalley are Minnesota (168 births).
How long has the name Kalley been used?
Kalley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalley?
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, 1977–2024 (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.