Kallie
Pure, innocent; a feminine name of uncertain origin.
Name Census estimates that about 12,130 living Americans carry the first name Kallie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kallie today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kallie births was 2014 (443 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kallie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kallie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
12K
~ 1 in 28,257 Americans
Peak year
2014
443 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#845
Tracked since 1923
Census
Kallie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 10,006 people with the first name Kallie, which placed it at #2,466 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,466
National first-name rank
People counted
10K
10,006 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
81.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kallie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kallie is White at 81.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.6%) and Hispanic (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kallie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kallie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White81.8% · 8,183
- Two or more races5.6% · 563
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 560
- Black or African American4.7% · 470
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 123
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 107
Popularity
Kallie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kallie from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 3,784 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kallie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kallie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kallie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kallies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 44 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Kallie, while Alaska, South Dakota, New Hampshire recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 224 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kallie
The name Kallie is derived from the Greek name Kallisto, meaning "most beautiful." It has roots dating back to ancient Greek mythology, where Kallisto was a nymph who was transformed into a bear by the goddess Hera out of jealousy.
The earliest recorded use of the name Kallie can be traced back to the late 19th century, where it gained popularity as a diminutive form of the name Callie, which itself was a shortened version of the name Caroline or Carolyn. It was particularly common in English-speaking countries, especially in the United States and Canada.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Kallie was Kallie Kull, an Estonian-American artist born in 1895. Kull was known for her vibrant paintings and illustrations, many of which depicted scenes from Estonian folklore and mythology.
Another notable figure was Kallie Knudsen, an American actress born in 1916. Knudsen had a successful career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, appearing in several films alongside stars like Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart.
In the field of sports, Kallie Muller was a South African tennis player who competed in the early 20th century. She won several national championships and represented South Africa in international tournaments during the 1920s.
Moving to the literary world, Kallie Rees was a Welsh author and poet born in 1876. She wrote extensively in both English and Welsh, and her works often explored themes of Welsh culture and identity.
Lastly, Kallie Moore was an American artist and sculptor born in 1888. She was known for her intricate metal sculptures and was a pioneer in the field of modern metalworking.
While the name Kallie has Greek origins, it has been embraced and used across various cultures and regions throughout history, often as a diminutive or shortened form of longer names. These individuals, spanning different fields and time periods, have helped to shape the legacy and significance of this beautiful name.
People
Kallie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kallie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kallie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kallie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12,130 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kallie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 28,257 US residents.
Is Kallie a common name?
We classify Kallie as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 12,401 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kallie most popular?
The single biggest year for Kallie was 2014, when 443 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kallie is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kallie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 10,006 people with the name Kallie, or 3.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,466 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kallie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kallie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kallie appears almost entirely female. Of the 10,006 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kallie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kallie is White at 81.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.6%) and Hispanic (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kallie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kallie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.8% (8,183 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kallie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kallie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kallie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kallie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kallie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kallie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kallie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.