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Kalina

Girl

Meaning of Kalina: Bulgarian: 'viburnum plant'

Kalina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Bulgarian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1510th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1510

135 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,288

First recorded 1962 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 48 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 35 babies1986: 32 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 46 babies1989: 37 babies1990: 46 babies19901991: 37 babies1992: 46 babies1993: 64 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 63 babies1996: 59 babies1997: 66 babies1998: 73 babies1999: 78 babies2000: 81 babies20002001: 96 babies2002: 101 babies2003: 112 babies2004: 111 babies2005: 112 babies2006: 128 babies2007: 129 babies2008: 116 babies2009: 127 babies2010: 116 babies20102011: 123 babies2012: 115 babies2013: 120 babies2014: 130 babies2015: 113 babies2016: 139 babies2017: 147 babies2018: 149 babies2019: 171 babies2020: 163 babies20202021: 140 babies2022: 133 babies2023: 159 babies2024: 131 babies2025: 135 babies
US babies named Kalina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 171.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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