Is Kalei a boy or girl name?
Kalei is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 7 boys were named Kalei, so 78.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88% of the 2,200 US babies named Kalei were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,356
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,201
- Babies named Kalei since 1973
- 2,200
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 142 babies
Boys and girls named Kalei, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 35 | 81 | 69.8% |
| 1990s | 15 | 433 | 96.7% |
| 2000s | 64 | 907 | 93.4% |
| 2010s | 80 | 353 | 81.5% |
| 2020s | 57 | 161 | 73.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,356 | 25 | #5,201 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,225 | 34 | #4,233 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,535 | 33 | #4,329 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,500 | 29 | #4,674 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,463 | 40 | #3,710 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,278 | 31 | #4,489 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,363 | 25 | #5,239 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,897 | 28 | #4,867 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,377 | 34 | #4,300 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,393 | 32 | #4,448 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,416 | 33 | #4,402 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,220 | 48 | #3,345 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,230 | 42 | #3,751 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,428 | 30 | #4,743 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,269 | 50 | #3,280 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,712 | 70 | #2,629 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,185 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,346 | 82 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,146 | 89 | #2,173 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,400 | 95 | #1,997 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,658 | 88 | #2,080 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,403 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,053 | 90 | #1,959 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,930 | 100 | #1,786 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,668 | 98 | #1,784 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,270 | 104 | #1,615 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,650 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,872 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,586 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,825 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,946 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,457 | 11 | #7,758 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,144 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,080 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,588 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,552 | 21 | #4,425 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,892 | 14 | #5,737 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,534 | 10 | #7,022 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,065 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,163 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,264 | 7 | #8,573 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,867 | 5 | #11,131 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,047 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,117 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,802 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kalei reached #4,117 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #1,403 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kalei
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.