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Kalena
OriginHawaiian or Danish variation of Katherine or Karen
Meaning"pure"
About Kalena
Kalena is one of those names that has a pleasant-if-synthetic feel. Research turns up a range of origins and meanings, but the most reliable peg it as a derivation of Katherine.
Pronounced kah-LAY-nuh.
As of October 2026, Kalena ranked #3186 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2046 in 2017.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,724 | 64 | 35.8 |
| 2015 | #2,268 | 83 | 46.5 |
| 2016 | #2,420 | 77 | 43.5 |
| 2017 | #2,046 | 96 | 55.6 |
| 2018 | #2,661 | 65 | 38.2 |
| 2019 | #2,838 | 59 | 35.2 |
| 2020 | #2,453 | 71 | 43.9 |
| 2021 | #2,836 | 60 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #3,504 | 45 | 27.4 |
| 2023 | #2,863 | 59 | 36.8 |
| 2024 | #2,854 | 58 | 35.8 |
| 2025 | #3,186 | 50 | 31.1 |
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