Kalei
Kalei was the 8605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1403rd with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,157 places. More babies were named Kalei in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,605 girls, down 4,892 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- 71% girls, 29% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,224babies recorded
Kalei popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,605 | #7,420 | 12 | 11 |
| 2020 | #3,713 | #6,467 | 40 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,229 | #13,270 | 51 | 5 |
| 2000 | #1,784 | #8,668 | 98 | 7 |
| 1990 | #4,588 | — | 21 | — |
| 1980 | #7,047 | — | 9 | — |
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How popular is Kalei, counting every spelling?
Kalei is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalei | 12 | #8,605 | 133 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kalei?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalei (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalei born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalei.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalei?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Kalei are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 16 and 27. That makes Kalei mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kalei by state
How common Kalei was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kalei: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalei, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalei
How popular is the name Kalei?
Kalei was the 8605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1403rd with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,157 places. More babies were named Kalei in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kalei a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 71% girls, 29% boys given the name Kalei in the US.
Where is Kalei most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalei was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.