Kalese
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-LEES
- Origin
- Modern
Kalese is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kalese come from?
Modern: modern coinage, probably modelled on Kalise or Kaylee
Is Kalese a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalese is a girls' name.
How popular is Kalese in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Kalese in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalese in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
Names like Kalese
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Kaylee, Kylie, Phoebe, Kensley, Brielle, Miley, Reese, Khloe, Brylee, Ellie, Gracelynn
Names related to Kalese
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Kalese: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalese, updated 20 October 2026.