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Kalea

Girl

Meaning of Kalea: Hawaiian: 'bright or clear'

Kalea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1184th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1184

185 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

4,646

First recorded 1977 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 58 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 66 babies1999: 78 babies2000: 81 babies20002001: 104 babies2002: 113 babies2003: 132 babies2004: 187 babies2005: 167 babies2006: 178 babies2007: 178 babies2008: 183 babies2009: 166 babies2010: 168 babies20102011: 170 babies2012: 171 babies2013: 158 babies2014: 149 babies2015: 149 babies2016: 163 babies2017: 160 babies2018: 142 babies2019: 161 babies2020: 156 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 164 babies2023: 158 babies2024: 167 babies2025: 185 babies
US babies named Kalea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 187.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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