Kalena
Kalena was the 3186th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2025th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 917 places. More babies were named Kalena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,186 girls, down 732 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201797 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,707babies recorded
Kalena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,186 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,454 | 71 |
| 2010 | #2,158 | 91 |
| 2000 | #2,579 | 58 |
| 1990 | #3,186 | 35 |
| 1980 | #4,213 | 18 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kalena, counting every spelling?
Kalena is the most common spelling of a name family that had 69 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 69 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalena | 50 | #3,186 | 272 |
| Kaleena | 12 | #8,604 | 100 |
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 Kalena?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalena 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 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalena?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Kalena are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 31. That makes Kalena 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.
Kalena by state
How common Kalena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (65.0×). In 44 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 Kalena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalena
How popular is the name Kalena?
Kalena was the 3186th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2025th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 917 places. More babies were named Kalena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kalena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kalena in the US.
Where is Kalena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalena was most common in Hawaii (2.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.