Kalea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,222 for girls
Kalea is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 1,222nd for girls in the US (185 babies).
What does Kalea mean?
Modern: modern blend; possibly Hawaiian-inspired
Often linked to Hawaiian le'a 'joy', though in the US it may simply blend Kay and Lea.
Is Kalea a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 185 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalea in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 114% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Kalea, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th.
2025 had the most girls named Kalea of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Kalea in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were given Kalea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #846, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Kalea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Kalea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,222among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 185about 1 in 8,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 185 girls in the US were named Kalea, making it the 1,222nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,398th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 187 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had more girls named Kalea than any year since 2004.
Half of all the girls named Kalea in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 699 girls in the US were given Kalea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #455, up from #1,222 for this spelling alone.
Kalea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 | #1,222 |
| 2024 | 167 | #1,363 |
| 2023 | 158 | #1,415 |
| 2022 | 164 | #1,395 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,652 |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,398 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 142 | #1,532 |
| 2017 | 160 | #1,422 |
| 2016 | 163 | #1,420 |
| 2015 | 149 | #1,513 |
| 2014 | 149 | #1,493 |
| 2013 | 158 | #1,432 |
| 2012 | 171 | #1,364 |
| 2011 | 170 | #1,354 |
| 2010 | 168 | #1,379 |
| 2009 | 166 | #1,414 |
| 2008 | 183 | #1,339 |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,357 |
| 2006 | 178 | #1,314 |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,319 |
| 2004 | 187 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,476 |
| 2002 | 113 | #1,631 |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 81 | #2,030 |
| 1999 | 78 | #1,996 |
| 1998 | 66 | #2,161 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 42 | #2,820 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
Names like Kalea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa Kehlani Kalani Layla Alani Kiara Kaia Sienna Koa Nevaeh Milani Alayna
Other spellings of Kalea
Kalayah Khalayah Kalaya Calayah Kaleia Caleah Khalea Calaya Khalaya Kaleiah Calea Khaleah
Names related to Kalea
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani Kayson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalea, updated 20 October 2026.