Kalei Boy & girl
How popular is Kalei?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Kalei in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
Kalei popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 3215 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls, 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,402 in 2015, #3,675 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (142 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,394 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1980 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 27% boys, 73% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalei counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaylei family of names ranked #3,354 for girls in 2025 (#2,123 the year before), with 27 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylei | 15 | 56% |
| Kalei | 12 | 44% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kalei is most popular
Babies named Kalei per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Kalei by decade
Girl names about as popular as Kalei
Questions
- Is Kalei a boy or girl name?
- Kalei is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 27% of babies named Kalei were boys and 73% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kalei?
- 12 baby girls were named Kalei in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
- When was Kalei most popular?
- Kalei peaked in 2003, when 142 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,394 in 2003.
- How many people are named Kalei?
- 2,224 babies have been named Kalei in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,199 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Kalei most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalei was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.