US rank #6784 Girls' name Peak 2012 343 births

Kalyani — #6784 US girls' name

343 babies named Kalyani in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s962010s1592020s77
#6784
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kalyani was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kalyani in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalyani

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Kalyani between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalyani currently holds the #6784 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalyani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kalyani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalyani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalyani 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 343 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.

Kalyani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

343

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2012

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,784

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalyani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820041997 5

Kalyani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
159 births that decade — 46% of Kalyani's all-time total
1990s112000s962010s1592020s77

Kalyani by state

Where Kalyani concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kalyani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.7%
#2 Florida
5 1.5%
Texas share of Kalyani's total US births 1.7%
Even split

6 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalyani?
343 babies have been named Kalyani since 1997. It currently ranks #6784 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 20 births.
When was Kalyani most popular?
Kalyani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kalyani most popular?
The top states for the name Kalyani are Texas (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kalyani been used?
Kalyani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalyani?
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, 1997–2024 (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.