girl's name
Kalea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,978
Kalea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 185 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2004, when 187 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,921 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
Kalea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 129 |
| 1990s | 460 |
| 2000s | 1,489 |
| 2010s | 1,591 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 956 |
How popular is Kalea?
In 2025, Kalea was given to 185 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kalea is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kalea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaléa | Kaléa is a rare spelling of Kalea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Kalea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kalea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kalea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalea
How popular is the name Kalea?
In 2025, Kalea was given to 185 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kalea a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kalea most popular?
Kalea peaked in 2004, when 187 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kalea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalea currently ranks #1,223 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.