Name Legacy

Kalei

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Kalei was most popular in 2003, when 142 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,470 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,224 people named Kalei.

Most popular in2003
Rank that year#2,470
Births that year142
Total since 18802,224
Given to88% girls

Kalei over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kalei’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalei a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalei is mostly a girl’s name — 87.6% of the 2,224 Americans given it were girls and 12.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 73% girls and 27% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Kalei is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org