Girls' name · since 1956
Kally
Kally has 1,387 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,387
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kally currently ranks #15200 among girls' names in America, with 1,387 babies recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kally has been recorded 1,387 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #15200 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #6,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,200 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,387 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kally ranks #6,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,200 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,387 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,387
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kally's 1,387 recorded births place it above 91.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kally compares
1,387 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Kally's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kally | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,387 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kally's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kally's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kally popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kally popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Kally as boys' name)
Kally by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (356 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Kally's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kally births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 81
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 124
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
315 births
- 2000s
2000s
356 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 356 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kally 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 Kally's total volume
Kally by state
Where Kally concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| 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% |
47 of 1,387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kally's data
- Kally's decade-level peak was the 2000s (356 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kallys (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kally: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kally 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.