How Many People Are Named Kalle?

352

people named Kalle are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 970,979 people in the US has this name

Based on 358 babies named Kalle in Social Security records from 1977 to 2015, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#20,396

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#11,746

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Peak Year

1998

39 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Swedish, Finnish
Pronunciation: KAHL-le (Finnish)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Swedish and Finnish diminutive of KARL.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
90.9%
Male
9.1%

Of the babies given the name Kalle, 90.9% were girls and 9.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kalle rose from 87.9% in the 1990s to 100% in the 2000s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Kalle alive today is about 27 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 32 in 2025.

Under 30 240
68.2%
30 to 59 112
31.8%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Kalle first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 1998, to 39 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2015.

Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2015

🏆 Rank History

Kalle has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,192, in 1998.

Girls
Rank in 2025Not ranked
Best rank#3,192 (1998)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#7,140 in the 1990s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Kalle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Kalle were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.

Ohio 6

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