girl's name
Kalina
- Origin Polish
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,506
Scotland
#907
2024 births
Kalina is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Kalina is a name of Polish origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 171 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,559 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Kalina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 79 |
| 1980s | 311 |
| 1990s | 590 |
| 2000s | 1,113 |
| 2010s | 1,323 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 861 |
How popular is Kalina?
In 2025, Kalina was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kalina 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.
Names that peaked alongside Kalina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kalina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kalina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Kalyna
Sibling names for Kalina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalina
How popular is the name Kalina?
In 2025, Kalina was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kalina a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kalina?
Kalina has 3 syllables.
When was Kalina most popular?
Kalina peaked in 2019, when 171 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kalina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalina currently ranks #907 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.