US rank #13676 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,382 births

Kally — #13676 US girls' name

1,382 babies named Kally in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s311960s811970s1241980s2031990s3152000s3562010s2252020s47
#13676
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kally was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

46 babies were named Kally in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kally

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,382 babies named Kally between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kally currently holds the #13676 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kally performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 356 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kally shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Kally in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kally 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 1,382 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.

Kally at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,382

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2007

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,676

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kally popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
46
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
01020304050 202420152006199719881979197019601956 5

Kally popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Kally as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Kally by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
356 births that decade — 26% of Kally's all-time total
1950s311960s811970s1241980s2031990s3152000s3562010s2252020s47

Kally by state

Where Kally concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kally
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 3.4%
#2 Texas
33 2.4%
#3 Minnesota
13 0.9%
#4 Michigan
5 0.4%
California share of Kally's total US births 3.4%
Even split

47 of 1,382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kally?
1,382 babies have been named Kally since 1956. It currently ranks #13676 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 46 births.
When was Kally most popular?
Kally was most popular in the 2000s decade with 356 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kally most popular?
The top states for the name Kally are California (47 births), Texas (33 births), Minnesota (13 births).
How long has the name Kally been used?
Kally has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kally?
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, 1956–2024 (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.