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Kalle

Unisex

Meaning of Kalle: Finnish: 'free man'

Kalle is a unisex name most strongly associated with Finnish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

358

First recorded 1977 · peak 1998

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 39 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 6 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Kalle per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

9% boys · 91% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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