NameTides

Kalea

Kalea was the #1,222 girls' name in the US in 2025 (185 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Kalea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kalea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Kalea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,222 (185)#2,788 (9)#2,730 (7)
2024#1,363 (167)——
2023#1,415 (158)#4,057 (5)#1,678 (13)
2022#1,395 (164)#5,670 (3)#1,550 (14)
2021#1,652 (126)#4,634 (4)#2,893 (6)
2020#1,398 (156)#5,493 (3)#1,662 (13)
2019#1,392 (161)—#2,872 (6)
2018#1,532 (142)#5,666 (3)—
2017#1,422 (160)—#1,584 (14)
2016#1,420 (163)#4,096 (5)#2,040 (10)
2015#1,513 (149)—#2,179 (9)
2014#1,493 (149)—#1,530 (15)
2013#1,432 (158)#4,050 (5)#1,364 (17)
2012#1,364 (171)—#1,904 (11)
2011#1,354 (170)—#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,222.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kalea is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,900 to 1 in 9,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kalea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,418NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #328NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #616CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: #44HITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Kalea (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KaleaCanadaGirls#2,7307
KaleaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
KaleaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KaleaUSGirls#1,222185