How Many People Are Named Kalee?
An estimated 3,828 people in the United States have the first name Kalee. It is predominantly female (98.1%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kalee peaked in popularity in 1999 with 189 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kalee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kalee is overwhelmingly female, 74 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,828
About 1 in 89,539 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.1% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1999
189 births
Total Registered
3,949
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalee
Kalee is predominantly female (98.1%), though 74 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kalee as a male name
Ranked #11,440 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1998 (7 births)
Kalee as a female name
Ranked #7,746 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (189 births)
Kalee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalee span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,638 babies were registered. Kalee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalee by Decade
How has Kalee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kalee by State
Birth registrations for Kalee span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Nevada, Massachusetts. On average, about 58 Kalees were registered per state.
Kalee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalee?
We estimate approximately 3,828 people named Kalee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 89,539 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalee a common name?
Kalee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,949 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalee most popular?
Kalee reached peak popularity in 1999, when 189 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalee is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalee a female name?
Kalee is predominantly female. 98.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalee Smith, Kalee Johnson, Kalee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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