Kalle
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
Kalle is a boys' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kalle mean?
Germanic: Finnish and Swedish pet form of Karl
In Finland and Sweden Kalle is a pet form of Karl and is usually a boy's name.
Is Kalle a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalle is a boys' name.
How popular is Kalle in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 3 boys.
Kalle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Kalle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Kalle in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Names like Kalle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kian, Kayden, Kody, Finn, Ronan, Kenan, Keegan, Brooklyn, Keelan, Keenan, Finley, Cody
Names related to Kalle
Kal, Kal-El, Kalel, Kaleo, Kalil, Kaleel, Khalel, Kayle, Kallie, Kaleah, Kalea, Kaleia, Kaley, Kalli, Kalila, Kalei
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
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, “Kalle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalle, updated 20 October 2026.