girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Kallie

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Callie Gender Girl Rank 2025 #934 Trend → Stable

Rare spelling variant of Callie.

Rank 2025
#934
among girls · ↓88 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
279
named Kallie · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,761
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
444 babies
All-time total
12,683
#1,447 all-time among girls
First recorded
1923
in Social Security records

Kallie popularity over time

12,683 babies have been named Kallie since 1923, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 5 1 – #5,327
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 44 4 – #3,821
1960s 86 9 +95% #3,531
1970s 225 23 +162% #2,200
1980s 1,023 102 +355% #840
1990s 2,408 241 +135% #683
2000s 3,182 318 +32% #698
2010s 3,785 379 +19% #643
2020s (to 2025) 1,925 321 -15% #764

Where Kallie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 277 0.17 outside top 500
2027 275 0.17 outside top 500
2028 274 0.17 outside top 500
2029 272 0.17 outside top 500
2030 271 0.17 outside top 500

Where Kallie is most popular

Girls named Kallie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.193 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kallie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 30 0.641 +232%
South Carolina 43 0.478 +147%
Alabama 37 0.394 +104%
West Virginia 10 0.382 +97%
Kentucky 31 0.362 +88%
Missouri 43 0.357 +85%
Kansas 20 0.347 +79%
Louisiana 30 0.343 +77%
Arkansas 18 0.341 +76%
Indiana 47 0.335 +73%
Wisconsin 34 0.330 +71%
Oklahoma 24 0.326 +69%
Ohio 73 0.308 +59%
Pennsylvania 71 0.300 +55%
Georgia 68 0.299 +55%
Washington 42 0.291 +50%
Tennessee 45 0.284 +47%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +43%
Virginia 47 0.276 +43%
Iowa 13 0.222 +15%
Michigan 38 0.209 +8%
Florida 89 0.208 +8%
Utah 16 0.192 ≈ national
Texas 145 0.180 -7%
Illinois 37 0.162 -16%
Minnesota 17 0.158 -18%
New York 61 0.154 -20%
Oregon 10 0.154 -21%
Idaho 5 0.149 -23%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 -23%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -28%
California 77 0.092 -53%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -56%
Arizona 11 0.078 -59%
Maryland 6 0.057 -71%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -71%
Colorado 5 0.045 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kallie

Kallie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #934 in 2025 with 279 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1923, 12,683 American babies have been named Kallie. Its peak came in 2014, when 444 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kallie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kallie?

The median living Kallie is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 27. An estimated 13 thousand people named Kallie are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kallie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 279 #934
2024 320 #846
2023 310 #864
2022 302 #909
2021 357 #792
2020 357 #764
2019 355 #783
2018 289 #925
2017 324 #840
2016 334 #850
2015 409 #695
2014 444 #643
2013 370 #737
2012 427 #661
2011 408 #691
2010 425 #678
2009 385 #745
2008 430 #703
2007 419 #698
2006 326 #829
2005 285 #886
2004 256 #939
2003 263 #907
2002 254 #888
2001 268 #853
2000 296 #772
1995 250 #796
1990 201 #944
1985 96 #1,362
1980 33 #2,770
1975 22 #3,203
1970 14 #4,130
1965 11 #4,057
1960 9 #4,600
1955 7 #4,942
1950 5 #5,670
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kallie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kallie?

The median living Kallie is about 17 years old. Half of all living Kallies are between 9 and 27 years old.

How many people named Kallie are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Kallie are alive in the United States, based on 12,683 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kallie mean?

Rare spelling variant of Callie.

How popular is the name Kallie in 2025?

Kallie ranked #934 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 279 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kallie?

12,683 babies have been named Kallie in the United States since 1923, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kallie most popular?

Kallie peaked in 2014, when 444 newborns received the name.

Is Kallie a boy or girl name?

Kallie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kallie rising or falling?

Kallie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kallie become more popular?

Kallie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 271 girls named Kallie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kallie

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